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<blockquote data-quote="gendronf" data-source="post: 195663" data-attributes="member: 2998"><p>I found this article. </p><p></p><p>Tips on Calving Management</p><p>Greg Lardy</p><p></p><p>Feeding Time (Konefal Calving Method)</p><p></p><p>The time of day that cows are fed during the calving season can influence the time when calves are born. Cows fed at night tend to calve during the daylight hours (when you have an opportunity to watch them more closely). This method of management was developed by a Manitoba Hereford breeder named Gus Konefal. The system involves feeding twice daily, once at 11 a.m. to noon and again at 9:30 to 10 p.m. This practice should be started about one month before the first calf is born and continue for the duration of the calving season. Mr. Konefal reported that when he used this regime, 80% of his cows calved between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. Iowa State University research indicated similar results. Scientists at USDA-ARS, Miles City, also conducted a three-year study on feeding time. Their results were not as dramatic. However, the percentage of cows calving from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. was consistently 10 to 20% lower for late-fed cows compared to the early-fed cows. Similar research at the Brandon, Manitoba, research station indicated a 13.5% reduction in the number of cows calving between midnight and 7 a.m. However, research conducted in Indiana with dairy cows showed no particular benefit to night feeding (Pennington and Albright, 1985). Research conducted in Florida also showed no advantage to feeding supplements either at 8 a.m. or 4 p.m. In the Florida study only the supplements were fed at prescribed times. Cows had access to hay at all times. Also, their "night" feeding treatment was actually in late afternoon. It appears that producers should follow Mr. Konefal's time patterns fairly closely if they expect to benefit from the method</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gendronf, post: 195663, member: 2998"] I found this article. Tips on Calving Management Greg Lardy Feeding Time (Konefal Calving Method) The time of day that cows are fed during the calving season can influence the time when calves are born. Cows fed at night tend to calve during the daylight hours (when you have an opportunity to watch them more closely). This method of management was developed by a Manitoba Hereford breeder named Gus Konefal. The system involves feeding twice daily, once at 11 a.m. to noon and again at 9:30 to 10 p.m. This practice should be started about one month before the first calf is born and continue for the duration of the calving season. Mr. Konefal reported that when he used this regime, 80% of his cows calved between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. Iowa State University research indicated similar results. Scientists at USDA-ARS, Miles City, also conducted a three-year study on feeding time. Their results were not as dramatic. However, the percentage of cows calving from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. was consistently 10 to 20% lower for late-fed cows compared to the early-fed cows. Similar research at the Brandon, Manitoba, research station indicated a 13.5% reduction in the number of cows calving between midnight and 7 a.m. However, research conducted in Indiana with dairy cows showed no particular benefit to night feeding (Pennington and Albright, 1985). Research conducted in Florida also showed no advantage to feeding supplements either at 8 a.m. or 4 p.m. In the Florida study only the supplements were fed at prescribed times. Cows had access to hay at all times. Also, their "night" feeding treatment was actually in late afternoon. It appears that producers should follow Mr. Konefal's time patterns fairly closely if they expect to benefit from the method [/QUOTE]
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