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<blockquote data-quote="TexasBred" data-source="post: 974304" data-attributes="member: 6897"><p>Recommended feeeding for dairy cattle is a 16% TOTAL ration. Quality of your hay and/or grazing will determine the density of any feed to be fed. Alfalfa is a great hay but alfalfa alone does not produce milk like a combination of alfalfa and a good high energy grain mix. Protein and energy or key elements in a good dairy ration. Lack of either will affect milk production negatively. Jerseys produce less milk than holsteins but you should still get at least a 1:1 feed to milk conversion even on "fresh" jerseys and at 60 days in milk they should be hitting peak milk production. Since you only want to milk once daily all you can really do is fine tune your feeding program and keep stress at a minimum.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TexasBred, post: 974304, member: 6897"] Recommended feeeding for dairy cattle is a 16% TOTAL ration. Quality of your hay and/or grazing will determine the density of any feed to be fed. Alfalfa is a great hay but alfalfa alone does not produce milk like a combination of alfalfa and a good high energy grain mix. Protein and energy or key elements in a good dairy ration. Lack of either will affect milk production negatively. Jerseys produce less milk than holsteins but you should still get at least a 1:1 feed to milk conversion even on "fresh" jerseys and at 60 days in milk they should be hitting peak milk production. Since you only want to milk once daily all you can really do is fine tune your feeding program and keep stress at a minimum. [/QUOTE]
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