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Keywords
Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station contribution; no. 87-88-S; Report of progress (Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station); 506; Dairy; Somatic cell count; Lactation; Feed cost
Abstract
Springing heifers and dry cows were introduced to a computer feeder either 2 wk before their estimated freshening date or at calving. There was no significant difference in milk production, percentage milk fat, percentage milk protein, or somatic cell count (SCC). Lead feeding with a computer feeder resulted in a 40% decrease in concentrate consumption over bunk feeding during the dry period.; Dairy Day, 1986, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, 1986;
First page
31
Last page
33
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Recommended Citation
Kube, J.C.; Shirley, John E.; and Frantz, K.D.
(1986)
"Is a computer feeder necessary in the dry lot cow?,"
Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports:
Vol. 0:
Iss.
2.
https://doi.org/10.4148/2378-5977.3050
