Dairy - Feeding and Nutrition

• Average Nutrient Composition Analysis of Feed Ingredients in Ontario (Order No. 03-103)
• Comparative Feed Values for Ruminants (Order No. 03-005)
• Feed Processing and Manufacturing Terminology (Order No. 92-052)
• Livestock Feed Terms Defined (Order No. 92-017)
• Moisture Testing Method Affects Accuracy
• Nutrient Testing (Order No. 03-007)
• Evaluating Alternative Feeds Using Petersen's Equations

Body Condition Scoring

• Body Condition Scoring of Dairy Cattle (Order No. 00-109)
• Using Body Condition Scoring in Dairy Herd Management (Order No. 94-053)
• Body Condition Scoring Quiz

Corn Silage

• Beware of Nitrates in Corn Silage
• Drought Damaged Corn Silage
• Ideas on Dry Corn Silage
• Ideas for Dealing With Heavy Corn Silage Feeding
• Nitrate Poisoning and Feeding Nitrate Feeds to Livestock
• Watch Corn Silage Moisture, NOT the Milk Line OR the Calendar
• When a Bunker is Better
• The Ethanol Boom

Dry Cow Nutrition

• Alternatives for Anionic Salts
• Dietary Cation-anion Difference (DCAD)
• Dry and Close-Up Transition Cow Mineral and Vitamin Nutrition
• Feeding Dry Cows A Single TMR Could Be Enough

Forages and Pastures

• Forages and Pastures Information
• Profiting from Pasture
• The Fine Art of Forage Sampling
• Coping With Poor Hay Crop Quality
• Livestock Access to Watercourses
• Wrap Up Savings

Molds and Mycotoxins

• Laboratories Offering Mycotoxin Analysis
• Molds and Mycotoxins - Sampling Feeds to Test for Mycotoxins
• Molds and Mycotoxins - Alleviating Mold and Mycotoxin Problems
• Molds and Mycotoxins - Mycotoxin Levels and Interpretation
• Molds and Mycotoxins - Effects of Moldy Feed and Mycotoxins on Cattle
• Molds and Mycotoxins - Feeding Mold and Mycotoxin Contaminated Wheat to Ruminants
• Beware of Mycotoxins in Feed

Nutrition and Cow Health

• Avoiding Fatty Liver
• Feet and Feed - Attention to Transition Cow Management Reduces Laminitis Risk
• Heat Hurts Feet
• Sub-Acute Ruminal Acidosis (SARA) in Dairy Cows (Order No. 03-031)

Nutrition and Environment

• Managing Dietary Phosphorus in Lactating Cows (Order No. 03-055)

• Feed Potential Unlocked - Enzymes can be the Key
• Fine Tune Feeding: Adjusting Feed Management in a Group Housing Operation Can Improve Herd Performance
• Guidelines for Feeding Dairy Cows (Publication 101)
• Milk Urea Nitrogen Testing To Improve Protein Utilization in Dairy Cattle (03-117)
• Mix and Match: You Can Optimize Milk Production with the Right Combination of Forage and Concentrate
• Planning Feeding Systems for Expansion
• Precision Dairy Management and the Future of Dairy Production in Ontario
• Supplement for Pregnancy

Poisonous Plants

• Common Weeds Poisonous to Grazing Livestock
• Poisoning of Livestock Plants (Order No. 87-016)
• Poisonous Plants Quiz

Water Quality

• Keep the Water Flowing
• Water Quality for Dairy Cattle (Order No. 03-085)

External Links

• Nutritional Management of High-Producing Dairy Cows
• William H. Miner Agricultural Research Institute

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