Improve Milk Efficiency
In many areas, corn silage feeding quality is highly variable due to growing conditions. Seepage losses during ensiling and storage carry away soluble nutrients, reducing silage nutritive value, consistency and palatability. Frequent moisture testing, nutrient analyses, and ration adjustments are needed to maintain DMI, of all feeding groups. Use QLF at 4-6 lbs/day to consistently maximize TMR palatability, uniformity daily nutrient provision, rumen efficiency, milk and component production.
Improve Profit Potential
Warm season annuals, small grain silages and immature corn silage are low in starch compared to traditional corn silage. Supplemental rapidly-available carbohydrates are needed. Sugars in QLF provide quick energy to rumen bacteria, complementing rumen-available nitrogen to improve microbial protein production. The most profitable response to feeding sugar is a total diet level of 6.75-8% of ration dry matter.
Enhance Fiber Digestibility
Warm-season annuals and small grain silages, provide economical forage dry matter and high levels of fiber. As a result, diet NDF/ADF levels elevate quickly, increasing rumen fill and slowing microbial growth. Sugars and protein in QLF products improve microbial growth & fiber digestibility to help normalize rumen fill, passage rates and DMI.
Reduce Ration Sorting
Addition of straw, dry hay, or corn fodder to the TMR helps balance ration moisture levels. Molasses-based liquid supplements reduce ration sorting and enhance long particle intake, providing more energy to the cows from all dietary forages!
Digestible Dry Matter
Silage moisture may be 75-80% in some forages. High moisture silage limits intake, due to rumen fill. Most QLF Dairy TMR products are 35-38% moisture, providing high levels of digestible dry matter to the TMR. QLF liquid supplements increase ration nutrient density and encourage DMI through improved forage digestion!
Precision Feeding Focus
Forage challenges require special attention to dietary nutrient and additive provision. Sugars, protein, macroand micro-nutrients, and specialty additives in QLF are distributed evenly within the product and into the TMR. Nutrients and additives provided by QLF are consumed in each bite of TMR, maximizing its feeding value!
Improve Efficiency of Feeding Program Investment
QLF enhances forage digestibility, ration consistency, and intake, to reduce sorting and lessen TMR waste. There is virtually no shrink of QLF, since product is stored in closed handling systems. Every lb of QLF helps improve efficiency of the feeding program!