THE EFFECT OF SUPER FORMULA SILAGE QUALITY IN RATION ON DAIRY COWS PERFORMANCES AT TRADITIONAL DAIRY FARMING
Abstract
An effort to sustain quality feed supply for dairy cattle at traditional dairy farming
has been done by using super formula silage technique on traditional dairy farmer best
feeding practice and silage technology application. This experiment was aimed to compare
cattle performances (body condition score, milk production, and qualities) at three different
types of feeding practices: super formula based on fresh forage (R1), ration based on
conventional silage (R2), and ration based on super formula silage (R3). Nine lactating cows
at early-mid lactation cycles have been used. The results showed that R3 produced higher
milk production compared to R2 and R1 (19.73, 18.1 and 11.73 l h-1.d-1), but R1 produced
higher milk fat and total solid compared to R3 and R2. The higher milk component secreted
at R3 could not be balanced by the nutrient intake of the cows resulted in lower BCS. In
conclusion, the super formula silage superior in milk production and quality, but still
unsustainable for long term nutrient supply and body storage.
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