Feeding programs for cows

One of the most important aspects of managing dairy cows for any farmer is organizing proper feeding during different stages of the animals’ lives. Cows require careful care and a properly formulated diet, which affects the animals’ health, as well as the quality and quantity of milk. Caring for cattle starts with creating a balanced diet, as an unbalanced one can lead to poor health, illness, and negatively impact the farm’s economy.

Types of compound feed necessary for cows:

• Basic feed, also known as roughage, is the main source of fiber and ensures proper digestion: grass, hay, straw, branches.
• Balancing feed, which is highly nutritious and compensates for the lack of nutrients in the basic feed. These provide high energy value to the diet. This can include corn, barley, molassed beet pulp, oats, wheat, silage, soybean meal and cake.
• Balanced feed. This is a professional, specially formulated compound feed containing nutrients, vitamins, and microelements in appropriate proportions.
• BMVD and premixes – special supplements that contain vitamins, micro- and macroelements necessary for normal metabolism. It is important to choose high-quality additives and premixes produced by reputable manufacturers.
• Compound feed – a balanced mixture of various types of grain, protein components (cake, meal), minerals, and vitamins, manufactured at high-precision plants with constant quality control of raw materials and finished products. High-quality compound feed promotes increased cattle productivity, higher milk yields, and improved milk quality.

A complete diet provides the animal with all the essential and biologically active nutrients in the necessary proportions and according to the cow’s needs. Cattle require high-quality feed that contains all the nutrients necessary to maintain health, increase milk yield, and improve reproductive function.

Experts recommend adding BMVD, which contain animal-derived protein, chalk, salt, and other vitamins and minerals essential for the cows’ health before and after calving, healthy offspring, reproductive ability, and high milk yield.

When forming a diet for cattle, it is important to consider the following factors: age, physiological condition, productivity, season, and housing methods. The main goal of rational feeding is to provide the animals with energy, proteins, fats, fiber, minerals, and vitamins.

VITAGRO NUTRITION produces high-quality compound feeds, BMVD, and premixes

Compound feed is the main type of product offered by VITAGRO NUTRITION

1. Complete compound feed (CCF) – contains all necessary nutrients, replacing other types of feed.
2. Concentrated compound feed (CC) – used together with roughage and succulent feed to enrich the diet.
3. Special compound feeds for dry cows – contain increased levels of minerals and less energy to prepare for calving.

BMVD and premixes are extremely important for the cow’s body during all life stages.

BMVD (protein-mineral-vitamin supplements) are concentrated mixtures of proteins, microelements, and vitamins added to the feed to balance the diet.

Premixes are special additives containing vitamins (A, D, E, group B), microelements (zinc, selenium, copper, iodine), and antioxidants.

The advantages of using BMVD and premixes include improved feed digestibility, increased cattle productivity, enhanced immunity, disease prevention, and improved reproductive function.

The cow’s diet should be balanced and tailored to meet the needs of the body depending on age, productivity, and physiological condition. It is important to provide cows with high-quality feed and use compound feeds, premixes, and BMVD to increase milk yield and strengthen cattle health.

Proper feeding of cattle is the key to high productivity, economic efficiency of the farm, and the quality of the produced products.