FEEDS AND NUTRITION

Feed quality is the most critical component to ensuring that your dairy herd is getting its proper nutrition for optimal health, milk production and profitability. The following links provide to you the resources to learn more about feeds and nutrition.
Forages Dairy Nutrition
Forage Publications (Missouri) Dairy Cattle Nutrition (Wisconsin)
Forage Information System (Oregon) Nutrition Spreadsheets (Wisconsin)
Dairy Forage Research Center (Wisconsin) Dairy Cattle Nutrition (Penn State)
Forage Resources (Wisconsin) Dairy Nutrition (Cornell)
Forage Information (Indiana) Dairy Nutrition Publications (Kentucky)
Forage Publications (Oklahoma) Nutrition Publications (Minnesota)
Dairy Forages (Florida) Nutrition Publications (Texas) 
Growing Point Website (Pioneer) Dairy Nutrition (Kansas State)
Forage Nutrition for Ruminants (North Dakota) Feeding and Nutrition Papers (Illinois)
Haylage and Other Fermented Forages (North Dakota) Nutrient Requirements of Dairy Cattle (NRC)
Intrepreting Composition and Determining Value (North Dakota) NRC Model Software (NRC)
Storage, Sampling and Measuring (North Dakota) Use of Minerals in Dairy Cattle (North Dakota)
Poisonous Plants (Pennsylvania) TMR Plan – Investing in a TMR (Kentucky)
   
Silage Dairy Grazing 
Corn Silage Resources (Wisconsin) Dairy Grazing Page (Missouri)
QualitySilage.com (Wisconsin)  
Corn Silage Budgets (Missouri) Feeding By-Products 
Estimating Silage Value Spreadsheet (Missouri) By-Products Page (Missouri)
Corn Silage Management (North Dakota)  
Silage Fermentation and Preservation (North Dakota)  
Bunkers, Piles, or Bags (Kansas State) Spreadsheet
Silage Publications (Florida)  
   
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For comments or questions concerning these pages, please contact:
Tony Rickard  Regional Dairy Specialist
Barry Steevens  State Dairy Specialist
Ryan Milhollin  Extension Associate