Dairy NZ

Contents:

• Introduction
• Measuring residual feed intake in heifer calves
• Efficient calves are efficient cows
• Predicting residual feed intake of lactating cows
• Advances in identifying cows with superior feed conversion efficiency – the Australian story
• Residual feed intake brings potential to lift feed conversion efficiency
• Recently published by DairyNZ
• Focus on international research

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• Dairy systems for environmental protection
• High BW cows are more N efficient
• Pasture diversity
• Strategies to reduce nitrogen leaching
• Recently published by DairyNZ
• Delving into DNA
• Focus on international research

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• Automatic milking
• Recently published by DairyNZ
• Selecting the right dairy for your farm
• Delving into DNA
• Focus on international research

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• Fertiliser use: responses to nitrogen and phosphorus
• Recently published by DairyNZ
• Storing carbon in soil
• Forage VaIue Index - the science
• Keeping your cows cool
• Focus on international research

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• Gibberellic acid: a technology for managing feed shortages on dairy farms?
• Recently published by DairyNZ
• The science and art of detecting oestrus
• Chicory and plantain – your questions answered
• Focus on international research

Contents:

• The best preparation you can do
• Growing good calves – health and rumen development
• Feeding your calves for rapid growth and early weaning
• Avoiding metabolic diseases
• Recently published by DairyNZ
• Focus on international research

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• Dry cow treatment - how can it be used?
• Recently published by DairyNZ
• Milking your cows once-a-day throughout lactation?
• What should I know about Johne’s Disease?
• Focus on international research

Contents:

• Managing facial eczema
• Lame cows – are we identifying them quickly enough?
• Effective control of parasitic nematodes – an issue for dairy farmers?
• Recently published by DairyNZ
• BVD – What does it do and what can you do about it?
• Focus on international research