Dairy cow milk production period refers to the period from delivery to dry milk, which is generally 305 days. It is generally divided into early lactation, peak lactation, mid-lactation, and late lactation. I. Suggestions of Feeding in Different Stages1. Early lactation--21 days after delivery. The feeding points are to prepare for postpartum recovery, epidemic prevention, and […]
Heat stress refers to the sum of non-specific physiological responses of the organism at high temperature to any requirements of the thermal environment. The main factors causing heat stress are ambient temperature, relative humidity, solar radiation, and airflow. It is judged that the heat stress of dairy cows is mainly reflected by temperature and humidity […]
(1) Exercise. Exercise 1-2 hours a day to improve blood circulation, exercise limbs strength and wear hoof nails. (2) Hoofs should be trimmed. Because of the characteristics of dairy cows themselves and the neglect of human, the movement of dairy cows is reduced and the wear of hoof nails is very small. If not trimmed, the long […]
With the continuous improvement of intensive and large-scale breeding of modern dairy cows and varieties, production efficiency has been gradually improved, and the demand for dairy cattle for various nutrients has been constantly increasing. Potassium and sulfur in mineral nutrients are often neglected, which has brought adverse effects on the health and production performance of […]
Over the past few decades, changes in management, nutrition facts, and genetics have changed the types of important diseases that people used to think of as dairy cows. More and more people have come to realize the importance of sub-health status without obvious symptoms of disease, mainly including the occurrence of metabolic diseases and production-related […]
Dairy cow mastitis is one of the main diseases that endanger dairy farming. It exists in almost every farm, not only in China but also abroad. Dairy cow mastitis has become a worldwide problem. Dairy cows infected with mastitis not only affect the milk production of cows, but also affect the quality and quality of […]
Whenever a snowstorm strikes, the temperature drops sharply, and some shelters collapse and roads are blocked, which has a serious impact on the life and production of dairy cows. How should dairy farming cope with snowstorms and freezing temperatures? Three measures for dairy cow breeding to cope with low temperature, rain and snow weather: Dairy […]
Uterine prolapse: refers to the partial or total reversal of the uterus out of the vagina. It is a common disease of postpartum dairy cows. It is often called "blow gourd" by the common people in many rural areas. The disease is a more difficult disease to treat in the clinic, and it is easy […]
Ensure adequate nutrition to increase the yield of fresh milkSome dairy farmers have very extensive feeding and management of dairy cows, not according to the nutritional needs of dairy cows to prepare diets, but feed whatever they have. Roughage is mainly corn straw, wheat straw, rice straw and leaves, concentrated feed are mainly bean cakes, […]
Ruminal acidosis is common in dairy cows fed with numerous concentrates. These carbohydrate-rich concentrates ferment abnormally in the rumen of dairy cows, which reduces the activity of microbial flora in the rumen, resulting in excessive lactic acid being absorbed into the blood, thus causing acidosis. The clinical symptoms were acute anterior gastric flaccidity, dehydration, an […]
Shaped Salt is a kind of mineral licking block. It is a way to supplement salt by using the self-control of livestock to eat salt. The main component of shaped salt is salt. On this basis, according to the needs of livestock for various mineral nutrients, mineral content in daily feed and mineral group elements […]
The high temperature in summer results in the decrease of appetite, depression and milk production of dairy cows. Strengthening feeding and management can reduce the degree of heat stress and maintain stable and high yield of dairy cows in summer. So, what should we pay attention to the breeding of dairy cows in summer? 1. Temperature, […]