Dairy advice: Aiming to achieve peak feed intake

A feeding and management strategy will help boost intakes immediately post-calving

Maintaining fresh-cow dry matter intake is key to keeping fresh cows healthy and productive during their entire lactation.  Picture: Andy Gibson.

Before calving kicked off this spring I wrote about the management of the dry cow and how preparing cows for their lactation will deliver a more profitable result from a healthy animal. 

Early Lactation Intakes for performance