Fuelling Milk Production: Energy in the Dairy Cow

Fuelling Milk Production: Energy in the Dairy Cow              

Discover how the dairy cow really gets energy from her feed. The main energy sources and organs used may be a surprise! Once we know how the cow extracts energy from her feed we will discuss ways to maximise how she can channel feed energy into milk and help make her more efficient.

Some of the topics included:

· The main pathway for energy production in the dairy cow

· Which organs are important and why

· What can we do to help every cow in the herd