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Feeding Management with Low Milk Prices
José E. P. Santos and Charles Staples Department of Animal Sciences
University of Florida
Illustration by Jeff Koterba
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10-Year Milk Price and Feed Cost per cwt
MPP = margin protection plan feed cost formula
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These are Some of the Many Areas that Need Attention
Feeding management
Forage quality
Alternative feed sources
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Feeding Management Monitoring feed DM
Frequent sampling
Monitoring mixing and particle size
Proper use of mixer and trained workers
Stone et al. (2015) Proc. FL Ruminant Nutrition Symposium
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How Much Feed Shrink Occurs in Dairy Farms
Forages Herds Range, % Weighted Mean, %
Corn Silage (pile, pit) 15 4.8 – 16 9.1
Corn Silage (bag) 8 6.5 – 14 9.9
Haylage (pile, pit) 12 5.6 – 16 10.2
Haylage (bag) 11 8.5 – 17 10.7
Stone et al. (2015) Proc. FL Ruminant Nutrition Symposium
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Other ingredients Herds Range,
% Weighted Mean, %
Feed Center (3 sided, open front) 16 2.5 – 11 6.7
Feed Center (under roof, enclosed) 5 2 – 7 4.0
Bulky Ingredients (CSH, WCS) 14 3.5 – 14 11.3
Upright/Overhead Storage 7 2 – 7 4.0
Wet Byproducts 13 12 – 40 23.0
Bagged Ingredients 16 2 – 19 8.1
Stone et al. (2015) Proc. FL Ruminant Nutrition Symposium
How Much Feed Shrink Occurs in Dairy Farms
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Purchase cost = $200/ton of DM
Shrink Cost of feed fed
15% $235/ton of DM
20% $250/ton of DM
25% $267/ton of DM
50% $400/ton of DM
Avoidable Shrink is Expensive
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Herd Structure
<80 81-90 91-100 101-110 111-120 121-130 >130
Who do we feed?
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Forage Quality Forage makes up 40 to 55% of most TMR fed to dairy
cows
Main source of dietary fiber for cows Provides 60 to 75% of the dietary fiber
Only 35 to 55% of the dietary fiber is digested by cows Improved fiber digestion is expected to increase intake and
production
Corn silage contains up to 40% starch and can provide 40 to 60% of all dietary starch in the ration of dairy cows
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The Case for High Quality Forage BMR Corn Silage
Item Normal BMR
CP 8.4 8.2
NDF 44.7 43.8
Lignin 2.8 1.7
IVDMD, 30 h 73.8 78.0
IVNDF, 30 h 41.5 49.9
Allen et al. (1997) J. Dairy Sci. 80(Suppl. 1):157 (Abstr.)
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Forage Quality and Fiber Level in the Diet
Low NDF (29) High NDF (35)
BMR Control BMR Control
Corn silage 35.8 32.1 55.9 50.5
Alfalfa silage 8.1 7.7 12.6 12.2
Corn 26.2 29.2 0 5.6
Concentrate 29.9 31.0 28.4 31.7
Oba and Allen (2000) J. Dairy Sci. 83:1333-1341
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Low NDF High NDF
Item BMR Control BMR Control
DMI, lb/d 54.5 52.7 50.5 47.4
Milk, lb/d 81.4 73.9 74.3 67.0
Fat, % 3.28 3.67 3.86 3.90
Efficiency 1.49 1.40 1.47 1.41
Oba and Allen (2000) J. Dairy Sci. 83:1333-1341
Forage Quality and Fiber Level in the Diet
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Improved Forage Quality for Transition Cows
Stone et al. (2012) J. Dairy Sci. 95 :6665–6676
BMR vs. conventional corn silage fed from 3 wk before to 3wk after calving
Wk 1 to 3 44.2 vs. 39.8
Wk 4 to 15 55.9 vs. 55.0
Wk 1 to 3 94.4 vs. 85.4
Wk 4 to 15 108.7 vs. 102.7
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Starch in Corn Silage – Hybrids Matter
Corn hybrids vary in their ratio of forage to corn grain
Hybrid 1 - 60%:40% (F:G) 40% grain x 70% starch = 28%
starch hybrid
Hybrid 2 - 50%:50% (F:G) 50% grain x 70% starch = 35%
starch hybrid
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Starch in Corn Silage Hybrids
40 to 50 hybrids grown every year in Gainesville for the forage testing % starch ranges from 25% to 43%;
average of 36%
Some hybrids have more starch
(42%) and digestible fiber with average DM yields
See forage report for details
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Replace Some Corn With Corn Silage
Corn silage is ~36% starch
Feed MORE corn silage if inventory allows it.
corn silage by 2 lb =
in ground corn of 1 lb
Ration savings = 3 to 5¢ / cow
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Byproducts Partially Replacing Corn
Feed, % of diet DM Cost, $/ton
Break-even cost to replace corn & SBM
Corn (24%) 230 - - -
Soybean meal (12%) 400 - - -
Gluten feed (10%) 210 $250
Soy hulls (15%) 150 $172
Citrus pulp (10%) 160 $185
Average DM intake of 55 lb/d and production at 85 lbs/d
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Corn vs. Soybean Hulls
Measure Corn Soy hulls Starch, % 71 1.6
Fat, % 4.4 3.1
Fiber, % 9.5 61.4
Net energy, Mcal/lb 0.95 0.66
Protein, % 9.5 14.2
Phosphorus, % 0.32 0.20
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Soybean Hulls Partially Replaced Corn
Ingredient 4% SBH 13% SBH
Corn silage, % 33 33
Alfalfa silage, % 17 17
Ground corn, % 23 15
Soybean hulls, % 4 13
Starch, % of diet 27 22
Gencoglu et al., 2010
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Soybean Hulls Partially Replacing Corn
Measure 4% SBH 13% SBH
DM intake, lb/d 58.8a 64.1b
Milk, lb/d 109.8 112.2
Milk/DMI 1.91a 1.77b
Milk fat, % 3.08 3.33
Milk protein, % 3.07 2.99
Gencoglu et al., 2010 a,b Values with different letters are different
You have to account for the lower feed efficiency
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Milk Response to Replacing Corn with Citrus Pulp
78.376.3
72.369 70.1
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Milk
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NY 2000 FL 2000 FL 2000 FL 2003Experiment
Corn Citrus pulp
Corn or Citrus Pulp Fed at ~20% of Diet
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Milk Fat Response to Replacing Corn or Hominy with Citrus Pulp
3.27
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Milk
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FL 2000 FL 2000 FL 2003Experiment
Corn Citrus pulp
Corn or Citrus Pulp Fed at ~20% of Diet
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Summary Control waste/shrink
Reduce the avoidable loss
Pay attention to herd structure Group cows accordingly Feed 2, maybe 3 different rations to the lactating herd
according to production potential and group structure
Emphasize forage quality Cost of production changes little if you have high compared
with low corn silage quality
Shop for ingredients Consider ingredient cost, but also other hidden costs (changes
in intake or production)