The high producing dairy cow requires a diet that supplies the nutrient needs for high milk production. Carbohydrates, amino acids, fatty acids, minerals, vitamins, and water are all nutrients required by the lactating dairy cow to meet the demand by the mammary gland to produce milk and milk compon...

Global cattle dairy sector has shown significant development during the past few years due to many improvements in some areas.Two of the major areas that have improved are; cattle nutrition, feed types and feeding systems & feeding frequency. Regarding the cattle nutrition, there were quite a few st...

In dairy production, the feeding programme affects profitability more than any other single factor. The costs of feeding make up 60-80% of the variable costs of milk production. Feeds can be defined as substances voluntarily taken in by animals to provide nutrients such as energy, protein, minerals ...