The Importance of complete and balanced feeding for dairy cows
The aim of feeding dairy cows should be to reach economic milk production. Roughage alone will not provide all the required nutrients, especially during early lactation. Therefore, Dairy meals should be fed in addition to good roughage. A high return on supplementary feeding can be expected when Dairy meal is fed during early lactation. In order to get the best from your cows Biyinzika is offering the following range –Biyinzika Dairy meal is a balanced protein-rich supplement for your dairy animals. It is formulated with excellent by-pass proteins.
We also have Dairy meal in concentrate form: simply mix the concentrate with maize in the ratio of 1:2 (Conc: Maize)
Biyinzika Dairy Macro-mix contains all the minerals, vitamins and micro-nutrients required for mixing a dairy meal. Just add maize, maize bran and soya. It equally contains excellent by-pass proteins for maximum performance of your cow.
Mixing instructions for Dairy Macro-Mix are as below (mix thoroughly for best results)
| Mix 1 (1x5kg) packet of Biyinzika Dairy Macro-Mix with: | Quantity |
| Maize (Broken) | 20 |
| Maize bran | 58 |
| Soya oilcake | 17 |
| Total Kgs | 100 |
Dairy Farmers Training Manual
The dairy cow is like a as a machine that converts raw materials (feed and water) into milk. The raw materials are mainly plant materials which are not edible by humans but the cow is able to convert into high quality human food.
Feeding A Dairy Cow
Basic Principles of livestock husbandry; breeding and selection, housing, disease prevention, biosecurity, nutrition.