Ninety-five percent of persons who completed the conference evaluation said that the proceedings would help them improve dairy feeding system management. Three introductory papers address how to consider farm resources when choosing a feeding system, feeding systems and herd health, and additional considerations concerning feeding systems. Papers focusing on feed storage discuss choosing grain, commodity, and forage storage facilities and managing bunker silos. Articles on feed delivery management cover TMR mixer management, TMR and bunk management, grouping strategies, and training and managing feed systems workers. Addressing issues concerning the feed consumption area are papers on watering, cow comfort, and design configurations for feeding spaces.
Additional articles consider monitoring and managing feed costs by monitoring and managing intake.
These include papers on feed intake control and ration formulation, feed bunk and feed ingredient management in the beef feedlot industry, and feed shrink. Orders from outside the United States must be repaid in U.S. funds.