Central Wisconsin Dairy Series

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Central Wisconsin Dairy Series
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Forage Programs in High Producing Herds

• Central Wisconsin Agriculture Specialization

Presented byMatt Lippert, Wood County Ag Agent
Bob Kaiser and Randy Shaver Department of Dairy
Science University of Wisconsin Madison
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Survey Herds

• Hensen Bros. Dairy Inc., Waunakee
• Koepke Farms Inc., Oconomowoc
• Rosy Lane Holstein LLC, Watertown
• Crave Brothers Farm, Waterloo
• SoFine Bovines LLC, Westfield
• Oechsner Farms, Brownsville

All freestall-parlor-TMR herds
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Survey Herds (Jan.-Feb, 2004)
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Survey Herds (Jan.-Feb, 2004)
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Survey Herds (Jan.-Feb, 2004)
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Survey Herds (Jan.-Feb, 2004)
High-Groups
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Forage Programs
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High-Group Dietary Forage
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Corn Silage Production

• Hybrid
• Dual Purpose 5/6
• bm3 1/6
• Leafy 1/6
• Storage
• Bags 2/6
• Bunkers 4/6
• Piles 1/6
• Additives
• LAB 4/6
• Liquid Urea/Molasses 1/6
• Kernel Processing 6/6

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Corn Silage Nutrient Composition
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Corn Silage Processing ScoreMertens, USDFRC
Dairyland Labs, Arcadia, WI

• Ro-Tap Shaker
• 9 sieves (0.6 thru 19 mm) and pan
• Analyze for starch on 4.75 mm greater sieves

of starch passing 4.75 mm sieve
CSPS
gt70 70 to 50 lt 50
Optimum Average Poor
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Corn Silage Processing Score
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Corn Silage Particle Size
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Corn Silage Fermentation Profiles
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Alfalfa Silage Harvest/Storage

• Cutting Schedule
• 4x 5/6
• 4x, 3x 1/6
• Storage
• Bags 4/9
• Bunkers 3/9
• Uprights 2/9
• Additives
• LAB 6/6

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Alfalfa Silage Nutrient Composition
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Alfalfa Silage Particle Size
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Alfalfa Silage Fermentation Profiles
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Corn Harvest Storage

• Type
• HM Shelled 4/6
• Dry Shelled 3/6
• HMSC Storage
• Uprights 2/4
• Bags 2/4
• HMSC Additives
• LAB 3/4
• Processing
• HMSC
• Roller Mill 3/4
• Hammer Mill 2/4
• DSC
• Hammer mill 2/2

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HM Shelled Corn Particle Size
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Dry Shelled Corn Particle Size
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Milking Cow Diet Ingredients
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Milking Cow Diet Ingredients
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Milking Cow Diet Ingredients
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Milking Cow Diet Ingredients
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High-Group Nutrient Formulations
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High-Group Nutrient Formulations
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DMI of Milking Groups
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High-Group TMR Analysis
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High-Group TMR Analysis
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High-Group TMR Analysis
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High-Group Diet NRC-01 Model Evaluation
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High-Group Diet NRC-01 Model Evaluation
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Feed Efficiency Feed Cost Per Cwt.
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