Introduction
Managing dairy cattle nutrition plays a crucial role in modern dairy cattle operations. Areas in which dairy producers can exercise control of nutrient management include diet formulations for dairy cattle, dairy rations, and use of minerals or supplements such as Rumensin. This section provides information on a variety of dairy cattle nutrient management issues, some of which include mineral management, dairy cattle ration formulation, and silage management. For more information on various aspects of manure and nutrient management, please visit the Animal Manure Management CoP.
Nutrient Management Videos
Air Quality
- A Review of Manure Injection to Control Odor and Ammonia Emissions During the Land Application of Manure Slurries
- A Review of Permeable Cover Options for Manure Storage
- A Surface Aeration Unit for Odor Control from Liquid Swine Manure Storage Facilities
- Air Emissions After Manure Land Application Including Subsurface Application of Poultry Litter and Solid Manure
- Air Emissions From Cattle Feedyards and Dairies
- Biofiltration: Mitigation for Odor and Gas Emissions from Animal Operations
- Carbon Footprint of Animal Agriculture Webcast
- Characterizing Ammonia Emissions from Swine Farms in Eastern North Carolina – Part I. Conventional Lagoon and Spray Technology for Waste Treatment
- Characterizing Ammonia Emissions from Swine Farms in Eastern North Carolina – Part II. Potential Environmentally Superior Technologies for Waste Treatment
- Effect on Residue Cover and Crop Yield of Manure Incorporation Equipment
- Effects of Sodium Bisulfate in Reducing Emissions from Dairy Cow Slurry
- Effects of Waste Management Techniques to Reduce Dairy Emissions from Freestall Housing
- Environmental Responses to Dietary Monensin in Lactating Dairy Cows
- Feeding Strategies To Reduce Animal Air Emissions Webcast
- Gas Impermeable Film and Sheet for Control of Methane and Odors in Agricultural Applications
- Management of Dairy Operations to Prevent Excessive Ammonia Emissions
- Methane Emissions from Dairy Cattle
- NAQSAT for Beef and Dairy
- Negative Air Pressure Cover for Preventing Odor Emission from Earthen Manure Storage
- Odorgon: Overhead Spray System to Neutralize Odors
- Pennsylvania’s Odor Siting Index
- RAPP Technology for Control of Gas and Odor from Swine Manure Pits
- Reducing H2S, NH3, PM, & Odor Emissions from Deep-pit Pig Finishing Facilities by Managing Pit Ventilation
- Research Summary: Odor Emissions and Chemical Analysis of Odorous Compounds from Animal Buildings
- Siting Animal Production Facilities and Evaluating Odor Control Options Using the Odor Footprint Tool
- Siting of Livestock & Poultry Facilities Using MNSET
- The Use of Vegetative Environmental Buffers For Livestock and Poultry Odor Mitigation
- Use of Anaerobic Digestion Systems to Mitigate Air Emissions from U.S. Livestock Production Facilities
- Water Requirements for Dust Control on Feedlots
Feed Nutrient Management
- A National Template for Preparing a Dairy Feed Management Plan
- An Introduction to Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Feed Management Practice Standard 592
- Becoming A Certified Nutritionist to Develop a Feed Management Plan – Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Feed Management Practice Standard 592
- Dietary Cation-Anion Difference for Dairy Rations
- Direct Fed Microbial Products (DFM)
- Dry Matter Determination
- Effective Fiber for Dairy Cows
- Estimating Manure Nutrient Excretion
- Evaluating Corn Silage Quality for Dairy Cattle
- Feed Efficiency and Its Impact on Feed Intake
- Feed Management Planning as a Tool to Reduce Nutrient Excretion
- Feed Management on Livestock Farms
- Feeding Dairy Cows: In Vitro NDF Digestibility
- Five Steps to the Development and Implementation of a Feed Management Plan
- Forage and TMR Particle Size and Effects on Rumen Fermentation of Dairy Cattle
- Grouping Dairy Cows
- How Efficiently Are Your Cows Using Ration Nitrogen?
- Interpreting Milk Urea Nitrogen (MUN) Values
- Managing Dietary Phosphorus to Reduce Environmental Impact of Dairy Farms
- NRC Recommendations for Dairy Cows
- Nutritional Aspects of bST
- Phosphorus Mass Balance on Livestock and Poultry Operations
- Precision Phosphorus Feeding for Dairy Cattle
- Preparing to take the American Registry of Professional Animal Scientists (ARPAS) Feed Management Dairy Certification Exam
- Silage Management Considerations
- Silage and Dry Hay Management
- Snap-Shot Assessments of Nutrient Use on Dairy Farms Webcast
- Strategies to Reduce the Crude Protein (Nitrogen) Intake of Dairy Cows for Economic and Environmental Goals
- Tools for Developing a Feed Management Plan
- Understanding Nitrogen Utilization in Dairy Cattle
- Use of Rumensin in Dairy Diets
- Use of the Dairy Feed Management Plan Checklist in Feed Management Plan Development
- Use of the Dairy Opportunity Checklist in Feed Management Plan Development
- Whole Farm Nutrient Management – A Dairy Example
Manure Nutrients
- Copper Sulfate Foot Baths on Dairies and Crop Toxicities
- Ethanol Co-Products Impact on Manure Nutrient Management Webcast
- Evaluation of Dairy Manure as Fertilizer: Manure N and P Supplies for Crop Production
- Manure Application in No-Till
- Manure Nutrients, Cover Crops, and Slurry Seeding
- Precision Phosphorus Feeding for Dairy Cattle
- Research Summary: Evaluation of a Synthetic Tube Dewatering System for Animal Waste Pollution Control
- Snap-Shot Assessments of Nutrient Use on Dairy Farms
- Snap-Shot Assessments of Nutrient Use on Dairy Farms Webcast
- Utilizing Liquid Livestock Manure as a Top-dress to Wheat and Side-dress to Corn
Manure Storage and Treatment
- A New Geosynthetic Cover for Odor Control and Biogas Collection
- A Review of Permeable Cover Options for Manure Storage
- A Surface Aeration Unit for Odor Control from Liquid Swine Manure Storage Facilities
- Characterizing Ammonia Emissions from Swine Farms in Eastern North Carolina – Part I. Conventional Lagoon and Spray Technology for Waste Treatment
- Characterizing Ammonia Emissions from Swine Farms in Eastern North Carolina – Part II. Potential Environmentally Superior Technologies for Waste Treatment
- Compost Bedded Pack Barns for Dairy Cows
- Gas Impermeable Film and Sheet for Control of Methane and Odors in Agricultural Applications
- Management of Dairy Operations to Prevent Excessive Ammonia Emissions
- Negative Air Pressure Cover for Preventing Odor Emission from Earthen Manure Storage
- RAPP Technology for Control of Gas and Odor from Swine Manure Pits
- Research Summary: Aerobic Treatment Unit Performance on Dairy Wash Water
- Research Summary: Efficacy of Microbial Treatment to Reduce Phosphorus and other Substances from Dairy Lagoon Effluent
- Research Summary: Evaluation of a Synthetic Tube Dewatering System for Animal Waste Pollution Control
- Siting Animal Production Facilities and Evaluating Odor Control Options Using the Odor Footprint Tool
- Siting of Livestock & Poultry Facilities Using MNSET
- The Use of Vegetative Environmental Buffers For Livestock and Poultry Odor Mitigation
- Use of Anaerobic Digestion Systems to Mitigate Air Emissions from U.S. Livestock Production Facilities