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Dairy cows ready to eat feed in a dairy barn.
Dairy, Nutrition

The five-minute tricks to identify good dry matter intake in dairy cows

Checking the condition of cows, and a quick look at the ration, can tell the story

By Peter Vitti June 10, 2025
Checking the animals’ condition, and a quick look at the ration, can tell the story of the dry matter intake (DMI) of dairy cows.

Dairy eifers raised in an open-front facility.
Calf health, Dairy, Livestock, Nutrition

Watch dairy heifers grow on well-balanced diets

There are numerous different ways to get a quality mix to a farm’s heifers

By Peter Vitti February 18, 2025
I have balanced many dairy heifer replacement diets in the last few months. It’s a pretty easy exercise, once I put it down on a pdf spreadsheet and then email […] Read more


Acidosis, whether subclinical or acute, can have significant effects on a dairy herd’s health.
Cow health, Dairy, Livestock, Nutrition

Dear Dairy Diary – SARA in lactating dairy cows

Changes in effective fibre result in subtle, but important alterations to the diet

By Peter Vitti January 14, 2025
Dear Dairy Diary – June 24, 2024.I received a call from dairy producer that milks about 200 dairy cows. Several of his lactating cows were lethargic, quit eating and milking […] Read more

The presence of foot problems is one area where chelated minerals could make sense.
Calf health, Cow health, Dairy, Livestock

Strategic use of chelated trace minerals in dairy rations makes sense

There are specific cases where chelated trace minerals should be used in dairy diets

By Peter Vitti August 6, 2024
In the last couple of years I have noticed that most dairy lactation diets contain a fortified level of chelated trace minerals. When I ask dairy producers why they feed […] Read more

A polycystic ovary (left) compared with a normal ovary (right) from a cow.
Cow health, Dairy, Nutrition

Good early-lactation nutrition cuts risk of cystic ovaries

A drop in proper metabolic function will pose reproductive challenges in cows

By Peter Vitti June 17, 2024
Glacier FarmMedia – Most producers usually wait until estrus appears in a dairy cow at 60-70 days postpartum, then place an emphasis on getting her pregnant by 90 days. This […] Read more


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