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Alternative forages for the dry cow diet

Posted on November 4, 2022 by Site Manager

Dr. Phil Cardoso, Associate Professor
November, 2022

Dairy operations large and small continue to be plagued by a high incidence of metabolic disorders and infectious diseases around calving. Turbulent transitions increase health care expenses, decrease milk production, impair reproductive performance, …

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Wheat straw in dry cow diets: A Dairy Tech Tour experience

Posted on September 16, 2022 by Site Manager

Dr. Phil Cardoso, Associate Professor
September, 2022

Straw or other roughage in the dry cow diet must be consumed in the desired amounts. If cows sort out the straw, they will consume too much energy from the other ingredients, which …

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Can nutrition help to alleviate heat stress in dairy cows?

Posted on May 21, 2021 by Site Manager

Dr. Phil Cardoso
May, 2021

Heat stress occurs in dairy cattle when there is a negative balance between the amount of heat energy an animal produces and the amount transferred from the animal to its surrounding environment. An estimated $2.4 …

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Lessons learned from the 2021 Illinois Dairy Summit

Posted on February 24, 2021 by Site Manager

Dr. Phil Cardoso
February, 2021

On February 3, 2021, the University of Illinois and the Illinois Milk Producers’ Association held the Illinois Dairy Summit. This year’s event, which was conducted virtually, was attended by more than 150 people, and we …

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Feeding rumen-protected amino acids during the transition period – insights on the economics

Posted on November 29, 2020 by Site Manager

Laura Fehlberg and Dr. Phil Cardoso
November, 2020

For more than 20 years, the transition period, characterized as 3 weeks prior to calving to 3 weeks after calving, has been extensively researched. The transition period is a very challenging time …

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Starch and amino acids; back to the basics and their connection

Posted on September 15, 2020 by Site Manager

Geoffrey T. Carney and Dr. Phil Cardoso
September, 2020

Starch is a nonstructural storage polysaccharide in plants, made solely of glucose linked in alpha (1,4) and (1,6) linkages. Amylose consists of linear, helical chains of roughly 500 to 20,000 alpha-D-glucose …

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Calculating the costs of disease on farm with special regards to mastitis

Posted on June 25, 2020 by Site Manager

Dr. Derek T. Nolan, Assistant Teaching Professor, Department of Animal Sciences, University of Illinois
June, 2020

Mastitis is one of the costliest diseases in the dairy industry.  Estimates suggest that mastitis costs the US dairy industry $2 billion per year.  …

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Five strategies to limit production in your dairy farm during COVID-19

Posted on May 13, 2020 by Site Manager

Dr. Phil Cardoso
May, 2020

Different situations may require dairy farmers to limit production. One example is when a quota is imposed on dairy farmers by milk processors. Recently, the COVID-19 situation has threatened milk consumption and, therefore, could impose …

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Ready, set, go! Points to consider when feeding rumen-protected amino acids and clay to dairy cows

Posted on April 27, 2020 by Site Manager

Dr. Phil Cardoso
April, 2020

Take-home points
  • Formulating diets based on crude protein is like trying to drive a car while looking into the passenger’s side mirror.
  • Pre-fresh cows need no less than 1,200 g/day of metabolizable protein (MP).
  • Methionine
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Aflatoxin contamination in dairy cows: Beyond dumping milk

Posted on November 27, 2018 by Site Manager

Russell Pate and Dr. Phil Cardoso
November, 2018

Aflatoxins are a type of mycotoxin produced by fungi that can grow on feedstuffs such
as corn grain, corn silage, and cottonseed. Because of its cancer-causing properties in humans, the FDA has …

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