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Testing for Nitrates
https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-9-issue-2/testing-nitrates
and use the following equation: (test result x 120) / DM proportion, expressed as a decimal = ppm *If ... nitrate toxicity of animals. Conditions favorable to high nitrate concentration and feeding guidelines are ... (http://ohioline.osu.edu/as-fact/0003.html). Options for testing for nitrates are sending samples to feed analytical laboratories or using ...
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Milk Prices, Costs of Nutrients, Margins, and Comparison of Feedstuffs Prices
profitability at these nutrient prices, the Cow-Jones Index was used for average US cows weighing 1500 lb and ...
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Methane Mitigation Strategies for Dairy Farms
system: Forage production systems are highly variable and dependent upon farm conditions (e.g., soil type ... productivity have been inconsistent and are limited by cost because of the relatively high levels of inclusion ... prediction of CH4 production, and the possible existence of undesirable associations between CH4 production ...
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Selenium Yeast for Dairy Cattle
https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-5-issue-6/selenium-yeast-dairy-cattle
supplemented with the maximum legal amount of Se (currently 0.3 ppm). The question is, "Should you use ... certain areas of Ohio, water can contain very high concentrations of sulfate. In an experiment conducted ... at OARDC, sulfate intake equivalent to drinking water with approximately 300 ppm sulfate-sulfur (900 ...
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USDA Dairy Report: March 2023
https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-25-issue-2/usda-dairy-report-march-2023
Margin Program, in January 2023, the spread between milk prices and feed costs ($7.94/cwt), narrowed ... pace, as represented in the table below. Restaurant Performance Index According to data from the ... Restaurant Performance Index (RPI) from the National Restaurant Association, product sales were strong in ...
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Milk Prices, Costs of Nutrients, Margins and Comparison of Feedstuffs Prices
issue, with protein rising by nearly $0.50/lb. This issue, the Class III future for October is ... estimate profitability at these nutrient prices, the Cow-Jones Index was used for average US cows weighing ...
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H2Ohio Cover Crop Usage
https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-23-issue-5/h2ohio-cover-crop-usage
reduction. Those practices are soil testing, variable-rate fertilization, subsurface nutrient application, ... NRCS Appendix A, including seed quality and testing requirements. 3. Seed mix must include a minimum of 50% of ... hand-in-hand with several of the BMP’s that H2Ohio uses, allowing for higher levels of control of the nutrient ...
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Precautions for Feeding Frosted and Drought-Stressed Forages
Fertility can affect poisoning risk. Plants growing under high nitrogen levels or in soils deficient in ... more risk. After frost damage, cyanide levels will likely be higher in fresh forage as compared with ... drought stress periods. Making hay does not reduce nitrate levels in the forage, but the hay can be tested ...
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Compost Bedded Pack Dairy Barns in Ohio
high costs associated with transport of manure that is up to 90% water. For dairy farms to remain ... were high with plenty of openings for good air movement. Some had fans for summer cooling. All farms ... for most barns, and at most times, except for two barns, the barns had high relative humidity in the ...
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Feeding and Nutrition
https://dairy.osu.edu/resources/feeding-and-nutrition
National Forage Testing Association Nutrient Requirements of Dairy Cattle, NRC, 2001 U.S. Grains Council ... Water Effects on Livestock Performance Water Mineral Intake with DCAD (MS Excel File) Water Testing ... Where to Have Your Water Tested Other Feed Resources Calculating Value of Feeds (MS Excel file) ...