TMR consistency shows up in the bulk tank

摘要

While long-term and pen variations may level out, day-to-day and individual cow variation can swing dramatically. WHEN I was a kid, my father told me how the top dairy producer in our county got so much milk out of his cows. He said, "He is a good Dutch farmer and pushes feed up to his cows constantly." I'm guessing that he also fed a very consistent, high-quality diet and watched his cows, their manure and their intakes very closely. After studying nutrition and working with many quality herds overthe years, I still think my father was right. But can a dollar value be put on consistency? I'm not sure.