Feed into Milk explains the background and principles involved in deriving the FiM system and provides the rationale and the equations for the prediction of intake and the calculation of the requirements and supply of energy and protein.

In addition the manual recognizes that an applied feeding system is only part of the process of diet formulation and provides a series of decision support systems (DSS) to assist in building rations for dairy cows.

The accompanying CD explains the principles of diet formulation and provides examples on the use of the DSS. The complete set of equations is listed in software format and this together with an extensive feed database enables the user to begin formulating diets with almost immediate effect.

Contents

Prediction of Voluntary Intake

• Principles
• FiM intake equation
• Calculation of intake
• Evaluation of the FiM intake equation

Energy Requirement and Supply

• Principles
• Calculation of ME requirement
• Calculation of ME supply
• Evaluating the FiM energy system

Protein Requirement and Supply

• Protein requirements
• Protein supply
• Evaluation of MP FiM

Decision Support Systems

• Rumen stability
• Amino acids
• Assessment of adequacy of supply
• Milk composition

Summary of Feed Characterization Methods

• Intake and metabolizable energy
• Metabolizable protein
• Rumen stability value

The CD-ROM contains a coplete copy of the book in PDF format, as well as the following:

• FiM model equations in software-compatible form with glossary of terms
• A guide to using the FiM model
• Using the rumen stability DSS
• Using the amino acid DSS
• Using the milk quality DSS
• Fees data base

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