Research Project: Forage and Feed Characteristics on Performance, Feed Efficiency, Environmental Impact, and Farm Nutrient Cycling of Dairy Production Systems

Location: Dairy Forage Research

Publications (Clicking on the reprint icon will take you to the publication reprint.)

Estimating carbon balance on farms - (Trade Journal)
Duff, A., Reed, K., Vadas, P.A. 2024. Estimating carbon balance on farms. Journal of Nutrient Management. February 2024 Issue; https://jofnm.com/article-308-Estimating-carbon-balance-on-farms.html.

Effects of early lactation milking frequency in an automated milking system on cow performance - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Kammann, E.M., French, E.A., Jozik, N.S., Li, W., Pralle, R.S. 2024. Effects of early lactation milking frequency in an automated milking system on cow performance. Animals. 14(16). Article 2293. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani14162293.

The short-term effects of altering milking intervals on milk production and behavior of holsteins milked in an automated milking system - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
David, L., French, E.A., Aguerre, M.J., Ahmed, A. 2024. The short-term effects of altering milking intervals on milk production and behavior of holsteins milked in an automated milking system . Dairy Journal. https://doi.org/10.3390/dairy5030032.

Milk potential with winter precision feeding of cover crops - (Trade Journal)

Impact of parity on cow stress, behavior, and production at a farm with guided traffic automatic milking systems - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Davis, L., French, E.A., Aguerre, M.J., Ali, A. 2023. Impact of parity on cow stress, behavior, and production at a farm with guided traffic automatic milking systems. Frontiers in Animal Science . https://doi.org/10.3389/fanim.2023.1258935.

How does crop production and diet formulation affect dairy emissions? - (Other)
Duff, A., French, E.A. 2023. How does crop production and diet formulation affect dairy emissions?. Meeting Abstract. Decode 6.

The dairy forage rotation: Effects on farm carbon balance and soil health - (Trade Journal)
Duff, A. 2023. The dairy forage rotation: Effects on farm carbon balance and soil health. Forage Focus. March 2023 pg 4-5.

Impact-shredding processing of whole-plant corn: Machine performance, physical properties, and in situ ruminant digestion - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Pintens, D.A., Shinners, K.J., Friede, J.C., Digman, M.F., Kalscheur, K.F. 2023. Impact-shredding processing of whole-plant corn: Machine performance, physical properties, and in situ ruminant digestion. Agriculture. 13. Article 160. https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture13010160.