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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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Infrared thermography as a tool in disease screening and detection

Posted on October 16, 2018 by Site Manager

Sierra Schreiber, Kelly Ryan, and Dr. Phil Cardoso
October, 2018

Rectal temperature has long been the gold standard for disease detection in postpartum dairy cows. Rectal temperature readings are used to monitor and detect variations in the body temperature of …

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Ten steps for a successful transition period: Part 2

Posted on November 11, 2017 by Site Manager

Dr. Phil Cardoso
November, 2017

The transition period (3 weeks before calving through 3 weeks after calving) has been considered by some researchers as the most critical and stressful phase of the lactation cycle. Nutrition and management of the dry …

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Ten steps for a successful transition period: Part 1

Posted on September 11, 2017 by Site Manager

Dr. Phil Cardoso
September, 2017

Nutrition and management of the dry dairy cow has been an area of extensive research over the last 25 years. Although nutritional requirements during this phase are fairly simple, the sudden transition from the non-lactating …

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Are you correctly defining physically effective fiber (peNDF) in your cow’s diet?

Posted on May 22, 2017 by Site Manager

Taylor Damery, Russell Pate, and Dr. Phil Cardoso
May, 2017

One of the main goals of dairy operations is to maximize economic efficiencies. Proper nutrition for dairy cows plays a vital role in making this happen. An important aspect of …

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2015-2016 Dairy Program Newsletter

Posted on December 13, 2016 by Site Manager

Department of Animal Sciences,
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

The U of I Dairy Program continues to function at a very high level. To contemplate where we are headed, it’s always good to look in the rearview mirror. When I

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