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RUMEN DEVELOPMENT –

A transformation that can lead to a lifetime of profitability development. Within this age, calves achieve 50 percent of

KLEIN NOTES FIVE REQUIREMENTS TO ACHIEVE OPTIMAL RUMEN DEVELOPMENT:

their lifetime height and 25 percent of their lifetime weight.

1.

Substrate (a high quality grain mix)

2.

Liquid (water, saliva)

3.

Establishment of bacteria in the rumen

4.

Absorptive ability of the tissue (papillae)

5.

Outflow of material from the rumen (muscular action)

The first six months of life are critical to calf growth and ®

According to Dr. Katie Klein, dairy research scientist with Purina Animal Nutrition, a primary driver to achieving these early growth goals is feeding a diet that promotes rumen development through 24 weeks of age.

Over the course of an animal’s life, the rumen undergoes a fascinating transformation, developing from being sterile, smooth and roughly the size of a softball, to being able to hold 40 gallons, well-developed papillae and containing over a quadrillion (1,000,000,000,000,000) microorganisms.

THE ROLE OF GRAINS AND FORAGES Acetate and butyrate are the main volatile fatty acids (VFAs) produced from ruminal fermentation. Their production is essential to the development of rumen papillae.

Establishing proper rumen development within the first six months of life is crucial; this time frame lays the foundation for how well an animal is able to absorb their nutrients throughout their life, says Klein.

Butyrate or butyric acid is known to stimulate papillae growth. “We’ve found that to get the levels of butyrate needed for papillae growth, a rapidly fermentable feed, such as starter and/or grain must be fed,” says Klein.

Papillae are the finger-like projections inside the rumen that are responsible for absorbing digested nutrients. If a calf has more rumen papillae, it should be able to absorb more nutrients from its diet and therefore have improved growth. If a calf does not have well developed rumen papillae it will not be able to capture all of the nutrients that are made available to it through the diet.

Many calf and heifer raisers rely on forages to aide in rumen development. While helpful in increasing muscular action of the rumen wall, forages alone do not offer the appropriate volatile fatty acid profile to maximize development of the rumen. Acetate results from the fermentation of forage sources and is not as optimal for rumen papillae growth.

Klein encourages calf and heifer raisers to think of calves’ rumens like two rooms with different surfaces. One room’s floor is a smooth surface and another room, is lined with thick carpeting. If a drink is poured onto the floor, the surface covered in thick carpeting is going to absorb and retain more than the smooth surface. “We want our calves’ rumens to act like the thick carpeted floor,” notes Klein to retain as much of the nutrients as possible.

If possible, Klein recommends calf raisers to wait to introduce forages into the diet until calves are 24 weeks of age. Grain should be the focus of the diet through 24 weeks of age, because the rumen is in a prime state of development. The added energy in the diet from the grain will also help achieve additional structural growth.

Because the rumen is not fully developed at birth, neither are the papillae inside the rumen. Growth of the rumen papillae and rumen development is directly correlated with what the calf eats, even in the first few weeks of life. Once you miss this window of opportunity to properly develop the rumen, there is no turning back, Klein adds.1

Developing the right balance between forages in the diet and providing enough grain to meet rumen development demands can be a challenge, and also varies between calf feeding programs. Consult a local Purina Animal Nutrition representative to learn how Purina® Full Potential calf and heifer nutrition innovations can develop healthy calves and heifers into cows with more lifetime profit potential.

1. W.P. Flatt, R.G. Warner, J.K. Loosli. Influence of Purified Materials on the Development of the Ruminant Stomach, Journal of Dairy Science, Volume 41, Issue 11, Pages 1593-1600, Nov. 1958.

Your calves are off to a great start, so don’t stop now, there’s still room to grow.

Research shows the reformulated AMPLI-Calf® Grower feed can further improve weight gains and feed efficiency when compared to the original formula of AMPLI-Calf® Grower feed.1 At 24 weeks, calves fed the new AMPLI-Calf® Grower feed formula can:1,2 Gain even more weight (up to 15 more pounds of gain) Have improved feed efficiency (up to 3% improvement) Have optimal rumen pH and ammonia levels to support improved performance

TO LEARN MORE, CONTACT YOUR LOCAL PURINA ANIMAL NUTRITION DEALER. WWW.AMPLICALF.COM

©2014 Purina Animal Nutrition LLC. All rights reserved.

AMPLI-Calf is a registered trademark of Purina Animal Nutrition LLC. Purina, the checkerboard and the Chow brand marks are used by Purina Animal Nutrition LLC., under license only in the United States and its territories (including Puerto Rico).

1 Purina Animal Nutrition Center, 2012. Calves were fed either 8 or 10 lbs/hd/day of the newly formulated AMPLI-Calf® Grower feed or the original AMPLI-Calf® Grower feed from 12 to 24 weeks of age, with ad libitum hay.

2 Guatam, K.K., et al. 2012. ADSA/ASAS.T291.

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“... we save money ... less labor, more milk.”

— Hector Jimenez

R&J DAIRY, DUBLIN, TEXAS 850 cows milking 75 lbs/cow/day SCC: 190 – 210,000 “We have been using Udder Comfort™ for 3 to 4 years. It is our product of choice for hard quarters and for edema in fresh cows and heifers.

We put it on 2 or 3 times a day for the first few days after calving,” says Hector Jimenez.

Hector and his wife Fabiola and his uncle and aunt Arturo and Sylvia Rodriguez own and operate their 850-cow R & J Dairy, Dublin, Texas.

“We have less need for intramammary treatments because overall udder condition is so improved. It really works. In the past, we had SCC between 250 and 300,000,” he explains. “Now it runs 190 to 210,000.

“We like the blue spray because the milkers can see it. It takes only a minute or less to do this in the parlor.

“The cows in our hospital pen recover faster with Udder Comfort, so we ship more milk and save more money.

“We were surprised. We got a sample and left it sit for a month.

Then we thought it doesn’t hurt to try, so we did. Even the milkers saw how well it works. The result is less labor, more milk.”

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For external application to the udder only after milking, as an essential component of udder management. Always wash and dry teats thoroughly before milking.

Dairy Star • Saturday, June 28, 2014 • Page 21

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Another year, another forage challenge Page 34 • Dairy Star • Saturday, June 28, 2014

The old idiom “It never rains, but it pours” was not intended to be taken literally, but it sure has been this spring and now in June. The wet conditions this spring delayed or in some cases, prevented dairy producers from planting crops and harvesting the rst cutting of alfalfa. Then the rain came leaving planted crops standing in water, under water or ooded out from swollen rivers and streams.

Much of the ood damage has focused on corn and soybeans, but dairy and beef producers are concerned about the loss of forage crops also.

The length of time plants are under water and the silt reBy Jim Linn maining in eld and on plants Nutritionist after the water recedes pose several concerns for livestock producers. I hope by the time you read this, elds have dried out and crops are starting to come back, replanted as necessary and/or harvested.

The concerns and issues related to the nutrition and feeding of forages from ooded elds does not go away with receding water. The oods and heavy rains have and will have an impact on both the quality and quantity of forage available for this coming year. First cutting quality is lower than desired because of rain delaying harvest and plants maturing. Second cutting likely will be of lower quality as plants mature waiting for elds to dry out. Yields and quality of corn silage are likely to be lowered from late planting, but the remaining summer weather will determine the extent of the decrease. Producers who have tried to buy hay this last month are nding very little is available and if available, a premium price for average quality. This year, like last year, appears to be another challenging forage year for dairy producers.

Here are some of the questions being asked regarding this year’s forage challenges: First, if you have crop insurance and/or enrolled or considered enrolling in the Prevented Plant program, be sure to check with a representative from these programs on the coverage and regulations before attempting to harvest and/or replant forage crops.

What are the problems associated with ooded forage crops and pastures? Soil contamination of the forages is the major issue. The silt and sediment settling on plants

and in the eld after the water recedes can harbor many types of bacteria and disease causing organisms. Clostridium, E coli and Listeria are some of the organisms found in the silt of ooded elds. These and other organisms can cause abnormal fermentation, produce molds and mycotoxins and increase spoilage of stored forages. Herbicides and pesticides also are likely contaminates on forages where oodwater has originated from runoff of corn and soybean elds.

Can ooded pastures be grazed? Yes, but with caution. All of the problems of bacteria and soil borne organisms will be present. Clipping the pasture and waiting for regrowth before grazing is the safest, but not totally safe, approach to grazing ooded pastures. Avoid having livestock consume decaying and dead plant tissue or ingesting soil from grazing to close to the ground. Adequate fresh, regrown forage should be available for animals to graze.

Harvesting standing forages after ooding. Evaluate the maturity and quality of the forage before harvesting. The nutrition value of very mature or dead decaying plants is very low and could cause signicant health problems in animals. Ask yourself the tough question: Is this forage worth the cost of harvesting and feeding? The cost in lost production and increased animal health problems from feeding poor quality forage is often much greater than the economic value of the forage. When forage supplies are low, not harvesting and feeding forage is a difcult decision, but sometimes, it is the best decision.

Soil borne organisms and contaminates provide a high risk to animal health. If the forge is heavily silted and not worth salvaging, cut and remove the forage from the eld or possibly chop it back onto the eld if the residue is not excessive to smother subsequent cuttings.

Harvesting a salvageable hay crop as dry hay is generally a safer option than ensiling or making baleage. Haycrop forages contaminated with silt are at a high risk for poor fermentation and/or clostridia fermentation. Ensiling forages under 35 percent DM creates a greater risk than drier (35 – 40 percent DM) forages for abnormal or poor quality fermentation. Clostridia fermented silages will have a pH over 5 and have a strong distinctly rank odor, primarily of butyric acid. Use a proven inoculant on any forage you ensile and follow good silage making practices.

Store silt contaminated forages separate from other forages. You will want easier disposal of it if the quality is very low. In addition, you will want to know how much of the contaminated forage is being fed and to what animals.

Is there a way to check for the extent of silt con-

tamination before harvesting? The amount of soil or silt contamination will depend upon the duration and degree of oodwater coverage. Visual evaluation will likely provide a good estimate, but quantitatively, a total ash test, or possibly an individual mineral test such as phosphorus, can help estimate silt accumulation on plants. Dairyland Laboratories lists an average total ash content of about 11 percent (DM basis) for legume haylage with a normal range from 7 to 15 percent. For phosphorus content of legume haylage, the average is 0.36 percent (DM basis) with a range from 0.30 percent to 0.44 percent. Fresh standing plants with an ash or phosphorus content at or exceeding the high range value would indicate a high level of silt contamination.

Harvesting can also increase the silt contamination of forages. Cut ooded forages higher than normal to avoid scrapping the ground and try to minimize picking up soil when raking, baling or chopping the forages.

What are the forage options for replanting? The answer to this question depends on insurance and Prevented Plant participation. Check with representatives from these programs along with your agronomist to determine what forage crop is an option for planting. The late plant date and when the forage should be versus can be harvested are factors to consider. From a pure dairy nutrition perspective, a BMR forage sorghum is now a good option for ensiling and replacing corn silage. It tolerates heat and drought better than other forage sources and yield is generally good.

The BMR gene increases digestibility over conventional sorghum resulting in a quality comparable to average corn silage. An early maturing corn hybrid for silage is a possibility for forage, but grain content will be low. Sorghum sudangrass cross hybrids might be considered for replacing alfalfa, but quality is very dependent on harvest date and frequency. Quality of any forage planted now and not harvested until November will be low and not meet milk cow standards.

Flooded and water soaked forages are this year’s challenge to harvesting ample quantities of high quality forages for dairy cows. Soil contamination and the soil borne bacterial spores it contains pose signicant health risks to animals consuming ood damaged forage. The key to limiting health problems from feeding ooded forages is to follow good forage harvesting practices, especially emphasizing correct moisture level, chop length and packing in silos. Bacterial inoculants that promote good fermentation generating a low pH with high lactate content should be used. Some options exist for good quality and yield of late planted forages, but harvesting before November will be required.

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Continued from OLD COUNTRY| Page 38

Xcalibur 90LX Parallel

PERFECT FOR RETROFITS AND NEW PARLORS Triple “O” Dairy, Randolph, MN Upgraded their old parlor stall to a new Boumatic Xcalibur 90LX Lift Exit Stall.

“The cows enter the parlor so much easier,” said Kerry Otte. “We can tell the cows are so much more comfortable in the parlor.”

RON JOHNSON/ DAIRY STAR

Workers ip the loaves of cheese so all sides are exposed to the salt brine.

About 90 percent of the milk the Amish send to K&K Cheese is made into Muenster. maple syrup and canned garden produce, like pickled asparagus and corn salsa. Been looking for a bonnet like the Amish ladies wear? The store has both blue and black ones. Everhart said he is going to start carrying Amish-style hats again.

“It’s about watching e Am the Amish wa way of life d going back 100 and years in time.”

– KELLY EVERHART

People who can’t make the trip out to southwest Wisconsin’s Amish country can get cheese sent to them. For more information about that process, or about ordering gift boxes of cheese and other delectables, telephone 608-654-5411.

The toll-free number is 888-320-9469.

The web address is: www.oldcountrycheese.com/.

The cheese store gets most of its trafc on summer weekends. Everhart said Memorial Day weekend brought in 300 shoppers that Saturday.

Autumn, with its fall color tours, draws people, too. A popular trip includes the cranberry festival at Warrens, Wis., and goes south to the Amish area at Cashton, and on to the apple festival at Gays Mills.

Everhart enjoys hearing customers’ reactions to seeing the horse drawn buggies and farm machinery; women in long dresses working in gardens; and men going about their farm work while wearing dark pants, long-sleeved shirts, suspenders, and straw hats.

“It brings back memories,” Everhart said. “That’s what’s nice about being out here. It’s not just about getting good cheese. It’s about watching the Amish way of life and going back 100 years in time.”

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