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Composition and Cost of Dairy Cow Rations with Varying Hay Crop Quality

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 May 2017

Robert A. Milligan  and
Wayne A. Knoblauch
Robert A. Milligan
Affiliation:
Department of Agricultural Economics, Cornell University
Wayne A. Knoblauch
Affiliation:
Department of Agricultural Economics, Cornell University
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Researchers and extension personnel interested in dairy systems recognize the importance of high quality hay. It is generally assumed that feeding a higher quality hay should result in increased quantities of hay in the least cost balanced ration and thereby reduce total ration cost (Chase). The objective of this article is to quantify the direction and magnitude of changes in dairy cow ration composition and cost with increased hay crop quality.

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Journal of the Northeastern Agricultural Economics Council , Volume 9 , Issue 2 , October 1980 , pp. 47 - 50
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Copyright © Northeastern Agricultural and Resource Economics Association 

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