Using alternative feed ingredients in the dairy cow diet

Alternative feedstuffs generally can be classified into several categories – fillers, starch, digestible fiber, protein, protein/fiber and fiber/protein/fat.

Alternative and Unconventional Feeds in Dairy Diets and Their ...

Research focused on the use of dried okara (i.e., okara meal) as a protein source in lactating dairy cows is lacking. Recent results have proved that okara meal ...

Replacing human-edible feed ingredients with by-products ...

Therefore, replacing cereals and soybean meal with human-inedible by-products in a high-quality forage diet to dairy cows increased net food ...

Alternative forages for the dry cow diet

To accomplish the goal of controlled energy intake requires that some ingredient or ingredients of lower energy density be incorporated into ...

Feeding Byproduct-Based Concentrates Instead of Human-Edible ...

Feeding byproduct-based concentrate instead of human-edible feed ingredients increased net food production and improved the performance of high- ...

Evaluation of Feeding Alternative Feedstuffs Including Hydroponic ...

The purpose of this dissertation research was to examine alternative feed ingredients not typically found in dairy cattle diets. In total, four studies were ...

Cattle, Corn, and Alternative Feeds | The Dairy Site

Dairy producers can substitute wheat middlings for some of the higher-cost feed ingredients in rations for early-lactation cows (Marx and Kurtz 2001). Wheat ...

Review: Sugar beets as a substitute for grain for lactating dairy cattle

Dairy cows are customarily given grains and highly digestible byproduct ingredients as additions to forage to support milk production.

Alternative feed sources for sustainable livestock production

About 30% of global cereal crops are currently fed to livestock, while 80% of the world's soya beans are used poultry, dairy cattle and pig ...

Canola meal can replace soybean meal in lactating dairy cow diets

More recently, canola meal has been used as a viable alternative replacement because of its availability and the quality of its protein ... Feed ingredients were ...

Potential of Fruits and Vegetable By-Products as an Alternative Feed ...

Albeit, finding alternative feed ingredients for animal nutrition to support sustainable production has become challenging [14]. The use of fruit and vegetable ...

Concentrates for Dairy Cattle - Penn State Extension

Even though crude protein is an older approach to ration formulation, it is analyzed by labs and still has value when comparing feed ingredients ...

Alternative Feeds for Ruminants | NDSU Agriculture

Pelleted or finely ground forages can provide approximately one-half of forage needs for all dairy cattle. Since pelleted forage material is quite fine, another ...

Technical and economic performance of alternative feeds in dairy ...

Low protein grass silage fed to cows was cost saving compared to silage optimal in protein. •. Replacing rapeseed meal with soybean meal in a diet for finishing ...

Cow Talk with an Expert: Alternatives to Corn for Dairy Rations

The HFLS can be used to partially replace corn grain, forage or both depending on ration nutrient needs and ingredient availability and price.

Canola Meal for Dairy - Canolamazing

Canola meal (CM) is a highly palatable feed ingredient for dairy cows, and it can be included in dairy cow diets up to 20% of dietary dry matter. Cows fed CM as ...

Alternative Feeds - BeefResearch.ca

Alternative Feeds for Beef Cattle; Factors to Consider; Types of Alternative Feeds; Canola – Greenfeed, Hay, Meal, Silage, Straw; Chaff; Distillers' Grains, ...

Feeding Alternative Forages to Dairy Cattle - YouTube

Dr. Luiz Ferraretto, UW–Madison, discusses the nutritive value of annual forage alternatives (triticale, ryegrass, cereal rye, cocktail mix ...

Viable Alternatives for Animal Protein Feeds | Ohio Dairy Industry ...

If economically priced, feather meal can be used but is not a preferred feed for high-producing cows because of its lower digestibility of RUP and lower quality ...

Alternative Fiber Sources for Dairy Cattle:

Commonly used co-products which supply fiber and energy to the diet include soybean hulls, corn gluten feed, dried distillers grains, brewers grains, beet pulp ...