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Assessing Your Feed Options

Published 29 January 10

The vast array of different home-grown and purchased feeds availabe to meet dairy cow energy, protein, mineral and vitamin requirements - each with its own attributes and limitations - make feed planning a daunting prospect for many.

This chapter is going to look at:

• Feed Analysis
• Forage Feeds
• Concentrate Feeds
• Moist Feeds
• Mineral & Other Supplements 
• Comparative Feed Values