Brian Reidy: managing and complementing grazed grass this spring
Grazed grass can be capable of supporting in the region of 25 litres/cow/day plus maintenance. Pic: Larry Cummins
As the cost of inputs continue to rise and in some cases become hard to source, it is more important than ever to optimise utilisation of all feeds for both beef and milk production.Â
As dairy herds start to look towards grazing both day and night after a difficult February, maintaining animal performance must be maintained by achieving good dry matter and energy intakes. This can be done by targeted buffer feeding of cows with complementary feed ingredients.
