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'A dung connoisseur': Vet shares tips for managing dairy diets on-farm this winter

Keep an eye out for dung consistency, cudding and body condition this winter when evaluating how diets are performing

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Adding long fibre such as straw, to the diet will help with rumen function.
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Adding long fibre such as straw, to the diet will help with rumen function.

Feeding dairy cows in autumn and winter is a challenge, with cows only usually settling into winter diets and improvements in milk production evident by the New Year. Vet Jim McKinstry, of 51AV视频Gate...

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