title: Monitoring total mixed rations and feed delivery systems.
abstract: This article is intended to give practitioners a method to evaluate total mixed ration (TMR) consistency and to give them practical solutions to improve TMR consistency that will improve cattle performance and health. Practitioners will learn how to manage the variation in moisture and nutrients that exists in haylage and corn silage piles and in bales of hay, and methods to reduce variation in the TMR mixing and delivery process.
authors.affiliation: Diamond V, 59562 414th Lane, New Ulm, MN 56073, USA. Electronic address: toelberg@diamondv.com.
authors.forename: Thomas J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Oelberg
authors.affiliation: Diamond V, 4619 Wyckoff Road, Auburn, NY 13021, USA.
authors.forename: William
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Stone
mesh_terms: D000821:Animal Feed; D000822:Animal Husbandry / Q000379:methods*; D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D003612:Dairying / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D012820:Silage; D003313:Zea mays
keywords: Mixing factors; Penn State Particle Separator (PSPS); Percent coefficient of variation; Sampling; TMR Audit; Total mixed ration (TMR)