Feeding Feeding Challenges Challenges with with Today’s Today’s Milk Price Milk Price Dr. Mike Hutjens Dr. Mike Hutjens Extension Dairy Extension Dairy Specialist Specialist University of Illinois/DAIReXNET Dairy Webinar University of Illinois/DAIReXNET Dairy Webinar
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Feeding Feeding Challenges Challenges with Today’s with Today’s Milk PriceMilk Price
Dr. Mike HutjensDr. Mike HutjensExtension Dairy SpecialistExtension Dairy Specialist
University of Illinois/DAIReXNET Dairy WebinarUniversity of Illinois/DAIReXNET Dairy Webinar
Managing the Dairy Managing the Dairy Replacement Herd WebinarReplacement Herd Webinar• Conducted by Dave Fischer, Mike Hutjens Conducted by Dave Fischer, Mike Hutjens
and Dick Wallaceand Dick Wallace
• Date: Wednesday, April 8, 2009Date: Wednesday, April 8, 2009
• Time: 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CDTTime: 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CDT• Register at Register at
• Finding $5.00 per cwt; sorry!Finding $5.00 per cwt; sorry!
– Using feeding bench marksUsing feeding bench marks
– Three golden rules - do not violateThree golden rules - do not violate
– Alternatives to consider and to avoidAlternatives to consider and to avoid
What Is Happening?What Is Happening?
• No purchasing of feeds including protein No purchasing of feeds including protein supplement, fuzzy cottonseed, etc supplement, fuzzy cottonseed, etc (do not write a check)!(do not write a check)!
• Remove rumen protected amino acid and Remove rumen protected amino acid and rumen protected fat/oilrumen protected fat/oil
• Pulling Rumensin, anionic products, and Pulling Rumensin, anionic products, and organic trace mineralsorganic trace minerals
A Look at the Bottom LineA Look at the Bottom Line(No debt payment, return on assets, or management salary)(No debt payment, return on assets, or management salary)
• Feed costsFeed costs $6.00 to $7.00$6.00 to $7.00
• Non-feed costsNon-feed costs $2.50 to $3.50 $2.50 to $3.50
• Labor costsLabor costs $2.00 to $4.00$2.00 to $4.00
TotalTotal $11.50 to $15.50 $11.50 to $15.50
Golden Golden
Rule Rule
#1#1
““Never Give Up Milk” Never Give Up Milk”
• Dry matter intake vs. milk priceDry matter intake vs. milk price– 2 pounds of milk per pound of DMI2 pounds of milk per pound of DMI
– 24 to 30 cents income vs. 9 cents expense24 to 30 cents income vs. 9 cents expense
• Comparison of forages vs. grain vs. fatComparison of forages vs. grain vs. fat– Corn silage ($40/t) = 8.6 cents per McalCorn silage ($40/t) = 8.6 cents per Mcal– Corn grain ($4 /bu) = Corn grain ($4 /bu) = 9.2 cents per Mcal 9.2 cents per Mcal– Oil/fat (30 cents/lb) =Oil/fat (30 cents/lb) = 13.3 cents per Mcal 13.3 cents per Mcal
Golden Golden
Rule Rule
#2#2
Maintain Milk Components Maintain Milk Components
2/20002/2000 5/2008 5/2008
Milk fat (lb)Milk fat (lb) 1.09 1.09 1.55 1.55
Milk protein (lb)Milk protein (lb) 3.92 3.92 4.11 4.11
Milk (cwt) Milk (cwt) 15.90 19.06 15.90 19.06
Milk Fat and Milk Protein Milk Fat and Milk Protein RelationshipRelationship(Hoard’s Dairyman)(Hoard’s Dairyman)
Fat %Fat % Protein %Protein %Protein Protein vs Fatvs Fat
Processed Corn Silage Processed Corn Silage (Wash State Univ)(Wash State Univ)• 22 published studies22 published studies
• 1.1 pounds more milk (-1.1 to 3.7 lb)1.1 pounds more milk (-1.1 to 3.7 lb)
• DMI increased 1.1 lb (-3.1 to 3.3 lb)DMI increased 1.1 lb (-3.1 to 3.3 lb)
• Milk fat test was 0.08% higherMilk fat test was 0.08% higher
• 2 lb increase in 3.5% FCM2 lb increase in 3.5% FCM
• Higher packing densityHigher packing density
• Similar aerobic stabilitySimilar aerobic stability
• Higher in situ digestibilityHigher in situ digestibility
Levels of RumensinLevels of Rumensin
• TMR allows 5.5 to 11 mg / lb of DMTMR allows 5.5 to 11 mg / lb of DM
• Component fed herds allowed to add Component fed herds allowed to add 115 to 660 mg115 to 660 mg
• Monitor milk fat test to minimize Monitor milk fat test to minimize milk fat drops of < 0.1 pointmilk fat drops of < 0.1 point
• 300 mg of Rumensin 300 mg of Rumensin replaces 1.2 to 1.5 lb of shelled cornreplaces 1.2 to 1.5 lb of shelled corn
Apparent digestibility of feed Apparent digestibility of feed starch and fecal starch (%DM)starch and fecal starch (%DM)
y = -0.0176x + 0.9872
R2 = 0.73450.7
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Potential Milk ResponsePotential Milk Response
• Fecal starch should be less than 5% at a Fecal starch should be less than 5% at a total tract apparent digestibility of 90%. total tract apparent digestibility of 90%.
• If fecal starch can be reduced 1 unit If fecal starch can be reduced 1 unit (absolute decrease 1%, for example a (absolute decrease 1%, for example a decrease from 10% to 9%), milk decrease from 10% to 9%), milk production could increase 0.7 lb (dry production could increase 0.7 lb (dry matter intake remains constant).matter intake remains constant).
• Adding water (7 to 15 lb) vs. stabilityAdding water (7 to 15 lb) vs. stability
One TMR or One TMR or
Multiple Multiple
TMRTMR
One TMR vs. Two GroupsOne TMR vs. Two GroupsAn Economic ConsiderationAn Economic Consideration
• 80 lb TMR costs $6.15 per cow @ 80 lb TMR costs $6.15 per cow @ 51.9 lb51.9 lb DM results in DM results in 11.8 cents11.8 cents per lb of DM per lb of DM
• 60 lb TMR costs $4.90 per cow @ 60 lb TMR costs $4.90 per cow @ 45.2 lb45.2 lb DM results in DM results in 10.8 cents10.8 cents per lb of DM per lb of DM
Economics of One vs. Two TMREconomics of One vs. Two TMR
1.1. Savings with two rations approach is Savings with two rations approach is $1.25 $1.25
2.2. Adjusting for lower DMI is Adjusting for lower DMI is $0.79$0.79(51.9 lb - 45.2 lb = 6.7 lb DM @ $0.118 / lb)(51.9 lb - 45.2 lb = 6.7 lb DM @ $0.118 / lb)
Savings: $0.46 Savings: $0.46
3.3. Milk loss when shifting cows (4 lb @ 10 cents)Milk loss when shifting cows (4 lb @ 10 cents) Savings: $0.06Savings: $0.06
No additives, RUP/amino acids/fat, No additives, RUP/amino acids/fat, age age effects, rBST , and BCS impact.effects, rBST , and BCS impact.
Fats and Fats and
Oilseeds Oilseeds
Fat / Oil Considerations Fat / Oil Considerations
• Rumen available oil / fat sources Rumen available oil / fat sources (add 2 to 3% or a total of 5 to 5 ½ %)(add 2 to 3% or a total of 5 to 5 ½ %)
• Move out marginal cows nowMove out marginal cows now
• Break-even milk yield is 45 to 50 lbBreak-even milk yield is 45 to 50 lb
• Develop your strategyDevelop your strategy
– Is the cow is pregnant, she staysIs the cow is pregnant, she stays
– If the cow is milking over 30 lb and If the cow is milking over 30 lb and no replacement is available, milk herno replacement is available, milk her
– Move her to the dry cow pen reducing Move her to the dry cow pen reducing feed costs to less than $2 a dayfeed costs to less than $2 a day
In SummaryIn Summary
• High producing cows make the most profitHigh producing cows make the most profit
• Pregnant cows make the most profitPregnant cows make the most profit
• Healthy cows make the most profitHealthy cows make the most profit
Managing the Dairy Managing the Dairy Replacement Herd WebinarReplacement Herd Webinar• Conducted by Dave Fischer, Mike Hutjens Conducted by Dave Fischer, Mike Hutjens
and Dick Wallaceand Dick Wallace
• Date: Wednesday, April 8, 2009Date: Wednesday, April 8, 2009
• Time: 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CDTTime: 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CDT• Register at Register at