Feeding Cows
The quality and quantity of feed, how much it costs and how efficiently it is converted into milk influences dairy farm profitability. Dairy Australia supports projects and resources for helping farmers and their advisers feed cows for optimal productivity and profitability.
To access the following information and resources on feeding cows, visit Dairy Australia - Feeding Cows.
- Successful Silage
- Purchased Feed
- Feeding Systems
- Heat Stress
- Feed Analysis
Dairy Australia’s Grains2Milk program is helping Australian dairy farmers:
- Take greater control of their purchasing of feed grains / concentrates
- Improve their use of feed grains / concentrates on farm to produce milk, within their chosen feeding system through a number of research, development and extension project
Grains2Milk program also responded to dairy farmers’ more immediate needs, supporting their decision making during drought conditions, through feed.FIBRE.future.
Heat stress is something that Australian dairy farmers and must deal with effectively. It has substantial impacts on milk production, fertility, milk quality, cow health and welfare.
Considering this, Grains2Milk has pulled together current knowledge on managing in the heat under Australian conditions and developed the Cool Cows website and the Cool Cows booklet.