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  1. Keep Forage Nitrate Toxicity in Mind This Year

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-25-issue-5/keep-forage-nitrate-toxicity-mind-year

    slows fermentation. If nitrate levels are reduced in silage in about 3 weeks, it will take 6 or more ... away. We have had multiple reports of high nitrate levels this year. The first reports of high nitrate ... reports of dangerously high nitrate levels in millet hay with the recently dry weather.  Producers have ...

  2. Where to Test Forages for Nitrates.

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-14-issue-4/where-test-forages-nitrates

    death.   Good information on this topic is available in the factsheet "Nitrates in Dairy ... have nitrate testing available.  This list is for your convenience and no labs are intentionally ... omitted.   Check your chosen lab's web site, as many are already posting information about nitrate ...

  3. Precautions for Feeding Frosted and Drought-Stressed Forages

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-22-issue-5/precautions-feeding-frosted-and-drought-stressed

    accumulate toxic nitrate levels. This can occur in many different forage species, including both annuals and ... nitrates. Even alfalfa can accumulate toxic nitrate levels under severe drought stress. Before feeding or ... one-third to one-half of the plant or the leaves of coarse-stemmed forages if the nitrate level in these ...

  4. Testing for Nitrates

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-9-issue-2/testing-nitrates

    considering using grain corn for forage. With the dry conditions, concerns have arisen about the potential for ... nitrate toxicity of animals. Conditions favorable to high nitrate concentration and feeding guidelines are ... described in the OSUE fact sheet titled "Nitrates in Dairy Rations" ...

  5. 2016 Corn Silage Crop in Ohio

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-18-issue-5/2016-corn-silage-crop-ohio

    available, and commodities will be less expensive near harvest time. Harvesting Corn Silage Chop at the ... shrink by 2 percentage units has a value of about $2/ton. Homolactic inoculants (these are the ‘standard ... cost-effective with drought-stressed corn.  Check for nitrates.   Because of the growing season this year, the ...

  6. New Diagnostic Testing for Johne's Disease in Ohio

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-8-issue-3/new-diagnostic-testing-johnes-disease-ohio

    preparation technique that resulted in more MAP being available to inoculate on the media. An additional ... on solid media, this system utilizes a liquid media, or "broth" as it is sometimes called, ... in a sealed vial of the liquid media along with specific growth supplements and certain antibiotics ...

  7. Pricing Drought-Stressed and Immature Corn for Silage

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-13-issue-4/pricing-drought-stressed-and-immature-corn-silage

    normal corn silage would be reasonable.  Test drought-stressed corn silage for nitrate levels before ... silage (very early milk stage) CP   10 to 11%                     (about 2 or 3 units higher than normal) ... NDF 50 to 55%                    (about 10 units higher than normal) Starch 15 to 20%                  ...

  8. Making Corn Silage in Drought Conditions

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-14-issue-4/making-corn-silage-drought-conditions

    shrink by 2 percentage units has a value of about $2/ton. Homolactic inoculants (these are the ... drought-stressed corn.  Check for nitrates.   Drought-stressed corn plants can accumulate nitrates which are toxic ... Ideally, corn plants should be sampled and assayed for nitrates prior to chopping (most labs offer very ...

  9. A Farm Advisory Team Can Help You Succeed

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-24-issue-5/farm-advisory-team-can-help-you-succeed

    If you have questions about advisory teams, I encourage you to consult the resources listed below.  ... a few of the items that add to the complexity.  Fortunately, there are several people available as ... a team of advisors to help you address the challenges and contribute to your success. Farm Advisory Team ...

  10. DROUGHT CONCERNS: BEWARE OF NITRATES!

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-2-issue-6/drought-concerns-beware-nitrates

    Analytical Laboratory has announced free testing of corn/corn silage for nitrates because of the drought. ... graze, stressed plants or plants not normally used for animals. This article will focus on nitrate ... a concern during drought periods.   Nitrates Nitrate, itself, is not highly toxic. Problems develop when ...

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