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Selenium Yeast for Dairy Cattle
https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-5-issue-6/selenium-yeast-dairy-cattle
Dr. Bill Weiss, Dairy Nutrition Specialist, Ohio State University A few months ago, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the use of selenium (Se) yeast for dairy and beef animals. Prior to this approval, sodium selenite and sodium selenate were ...
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The MILC Program- Time to Act for the 2.4 Billion Pound Plus Producers
Ms. Dianne Shoemaker, District Dairy Specialist, Ohio State University The beginning of the next Milk Income Loss Compensation (MILC) program fiscal year (October 1, 2003 through September 30, 2004) is fast approaching. For producers who ship less than th ...
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Environmental Stewardship- Minimizing Risk and Being Prepared
Dr. Maurice Eastridge, Dairy Specialist, Ohio State University We live in a world full of risks-it's just a factor of life. Yet, a general mindset seems to have settled among us that we demand a risk-free society. Of course, we know that this is not ...
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Getting the Last Cutting of Alfalfa
https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-5-issue-5/getting-last-cutting-alfalfa
Dr. Mark Sulc, Forage Specialist, Ohio State University Early September is ideal for taking that last yearly cutting of alfalfa. The timing of this last cutting can be very important to the long-term health of the stand. In this article, we will review wh ...
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Nutrition of Jersey Cows- Little Holstein Cows or a Breed Apart?,
Dr. Chris Reynolds, Department of Animal Sciences, Ohio State University The Jersey breed has a passionate following, and there is ample evidence that this is justified. Surveys and research have indicated that when compared with Holstein cows, Jersey cow ...
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Feeding Lower Quality Hay Crop Forages
Dr. Bill Weiss, Dairy Specialist, Ohio State University This year's rainy spring had negative effects on the quality of first cutting hay crop forages. Rain either delayed cutting, caused substantial weather damage to mowed crops that could not be re ...
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Delay Placing Fly Control Ear Tags
Dr. William Shulaw, Extension Veterinarian, Ohio State University Did you realize that cattle raisers during the Civil War didn't have to worry about the horn fly, and my grandfather didn't have to worry about the face fly? Both pests were intro ...
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Cost of Nutrients in Feedstuffs
https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-5-issue-4/cost-nutrients-feedstuffs
Dr. Normand St-Pierre, Dairy Specialist, Ohio State University The summer season always brings opportunities for reducing feed costs if one is attentive enough to the changes occurring in the markets. The supply of some high-fiber byproducts increases not ...
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What are LEAP and OFAER?
https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-5-issue-3/what-are-leap-and-ofaer
Mr. Dave White, Executive Director, Ohio Livestock Coalition Livestock Environmental Assurance Program To help Ohio's livestock and poultry producers identify and address key management issues affecting environmental quality, the Ohio Livestock Coali ...
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Environmental Rules- Are you in compliance?
Dr. Maurice Eastridge, Dairy Specialist, Ohio State University The Federal Environmental Protection Agency released the new revisions to the Clean Water Act for concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFO) on December 16, 2002. The staff in the Livestoc ...