Selective starch feeding protocol
AssigneeForage Genetics International, LLC
InventorsDavid C. Weakley, Kent J. Lanter, Lawrence F. Reutzel
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Abstract
The present invention includes a method for improving milk production in a ruminant. An amount of ruminally digestible starch in relation to the dry matter of a feed is manipulated to include a first selected ratio of ruminally digestible starch in relation to the dry matter of the feed which is fed to the ruminant during a first time interval after parturition. After the first time interval, the amount of ruminally digestible starch component in the dry matter of the feed is adjusted to a second ratio, lower than the first ratio, and fed to the ruminant.
Claims20
A method for increasing at least one of milk production, milk fat production or dry matter intake of a cow, the method comprising:
- determining, in a first step, at least one of milk production, milk fat production or dry matter intake in the cow fed a feed ration comprising ruminally digestible starch in relation to dry matter of the feed;
- selecting a suitable starch component with a target rumen digestibility value of the starch component in relation to the dry matter to increase or decrease a ruminal starch digestibility value of the ruminally digestible starch;
- reformulating the feed using said selected starch, wherein said feed is reformulated to increase the at least one of milk production, milk fat production or dry matter intake;
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- determining, in a second step, at least one of milk production, milk fat production or dry matter intake in the cow fed the reformulated feed.
A method for increasing ruminal neutral detergent fiber digestibility or dry matter intake of a ruminant, the method comprising:
- determining a ruminal neutral detergent fiber digestibility or dry matter intake in the ruminant, the ruminant fed a feed ration comprising a starch component at a first ruminal starch digestibility value and a neutral detergent fiber component;
- selecting a second ruminal starch digestibility value of the starch component for the ruminant based on the determined ruminal neutral detergent fiber digestibility or the dry matter intake, the selected ruminal starch digestibility value differing from the first ruminal starch digestibility value;
- reformulating the feed to the selected ruminal starch digestibility value using the starch component, wherein the reformulated feed is to increase the ruminal neutral detergent fiber digestibility or dry matter intake in the ruminant;
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- determining a ruminal neutral detergent fiber digestibility or dry matter intake in the ruminant fed the reformulated feed.
A method for increasing at least one of milk production, milk fat production or dry matter intake of a ruminant, the method comprising:
- determining at least one of milk production, milk fat production or dry matter intake in the ruminant, the ruminant fed a feed ration comprising a starch component at a first ruminal starch digestibility;
- selecting a second ruminal starch digestibility value of the starch component for the ruminant, the selected ruminal starch digestibility value differing from the first ruminal starch digestibility value;
- reformulating the feed to the selected ruminal starch digestibility value using the starch component, wherein the reformulated feed is for increasing at least one of milk production, milk fat production or dry matter intake in the ruminant;
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- determining at least one of milk production, milk fat production or dry matter intake in the ruminant fed the reformulated feed.
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