Conserved feeds improve returns in South Africa

摘要

If you're reading this in front of a cosy log fire, spare a thought for South Africa's dairy producers now at the height of their sunbaked summer. It's not just their cows that are starved of quality forages, the whole industry has been cut off from outside technical support for many years. Hungry for feeding advice, one key area of interest is the conservation of forages European style. David Donaldson explains why Genetics is not the problem in South Africa - with the very best of American bloodlines, about 80% of the country's three million cows are quality Holstein Friesians. As any keen South African dairy farmer will tell you, the real problem lies in the utilisation of available feed materials.