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• Sub-zero temperatures associated with increased silage intakes and possibilities of food shortages in the Spring.

  A farm visit in County Tipperary during Christmas week, I remarked the amount of cotton-seed hulls purchased by farmers. This is in conjunction with a fear by farmers that they will have insufficient feed to take them through next Spring because cows... Posted Jan 04 2011, 10:30 AM by cows365 with | with no comments Select Tags... SaveCancel Filed under: citrus pulp, silage, molasses, cotton seed hulls [Edit Tags]

• Impact of excessive body condition loss post calving

  Currently farmers in Spring calving systems are being promoted to supplemnt the diet simply with 2 to 4 kilograms of Citrus pulp to meet requirements psot calving. This in my opinion is totally insufficient and will result in excessive body loss. It is... Posted Mar 24 2010, 11:12 AM by cows365 with | with no comments Filed under: body condition score, citrus pulp [Edit Tags]