Dairy Productivity with Purpose

• Learning Objectives
• Reasons for Climate smart Forages in Feed formulation
• Daily Animal Requirements
• Dry Matter Intake  Requirement  for Dairy Animals
• Factors affecting Dry matter intake
• Dairy farm observations before ration formulations
• Dairy farm orbservation for ration formulation
• Ration formulation
• Ration formulation
• Ration formulation using Rumen 8 tool
• Comparison of balanced diet using climate smart with little or no climate smart forages.
• Results from the three scenarios
• Essentials: Actual measurements of  feed after formulations
• Impact of using Balanced rations
• Factors for successful feeding
• Feed  classification and diet nutrient level
• Examples of energy and Protein forage sources
• Water ,minerals and Vitamins for Dairy Animals
• Example using some of Animal feeds above and the costings implications
• Proportion of feeds in the  balanced  ration above
• Forage Only Proportions
• Feeding for different Lactation stages
• Feeding for different Lactation stages cont...
• Lactation Stages In Dairy Animals
• Lactation Stages: Dry Period
• Feeding for different Lactation stages: Transition Period