Document Type
Fact Sheet
Series No.
584
Description
The first requirement, under most conditions, for an economical dairy feeding program is to provide the milking herd all the top quality forage it will eat. Most harvested forages in South Dakota supply only enough energy for body maintenance and about 10 to 20 pounds of milk per cow per day without additional grain, therefore, feeding grains and concentrates is necessary to obtain maximum milk production. Normally, as forage quality decreases consumption decreases, and milk production is reduced unless the cow receives additional energy from a grain ration.
Publication Date
1973
Format
application/pdf
Publisher
South Dakota State University
Rights
South Dakota State University
Recommended Citation
South Dakota State University, Cooperative Extension, "Supplying Energy for Milk Production" (1973). SDSU Extension Fact Sheets. 640.
https://openprairie.sdstate.edu/extension_fact/640
Comments
This item was digitized with the support from Project CERES, a collaboration between USAIN, AgNIC, and the Center for Research Libraries.