The rationed feeding system of highly productive cows, taking into account their biochemical status
Researchers of the Department of Feed and Feeding of farm animals of the Federal State Budgetary Institution of Science “Vologda Scientific Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences”, as a result of research had been developed a draft system of rationed feeding system of highly productive cows, taking into account the biochemical status of the animal under different conditions of housing in the North of the European part of Russia, within the framework of the research topic AAAAA-A17-117032210064-7. A distinctive feature of the system is the physiological justification of the normative indicators of nutrient requirements for highly productive cows in the phases of lactation, depending on the level of daily productivity. The value of the development lies in a systematic approach to the requirements of complite rationed feeding of highly productive cows, feed quality, feeding regime and technique, taking into account the biochemical status of animals with different methods of housing. The feeding system provides for the year-round use of a feed mixture, which favorably affects the main indicators of the usefulness of the ration and, first of all, the concentration of energy (over 10,5 MJ/kg in dry matter), crude protein (at least 15,0 % in dry matter). The quality of raw protein characterizes the positive balance of protein not cleaved in the rumen. The practical application of the proposed rations with less than 50 % concentrated feed in their structure, the use of highly nutritious feed in the developed feeding scheme should be combined with regular monitoring of the biochemical status of the animal. Ensuring daily metabolism is based on the control of the main indicators of metabolic intensity, such as glucose, non-esterified fatty acids (not lower than 0,3 mg-eq/ml), alanine aminotransferase (not higher than 16 units/ml·h), aspartate aminotransferase (not higher than 27 units/ml·h), etc. The use of the feeding system ensures the productivity of animals at the level of 9000 kg of milk and above per lactation.