2024
Journal paper: Soy products as partial replacements for alfalfa in dairy cow diets
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Contributor/Checkoff:
United Soybean Board
Category:
Feed
Keywords:
Animal nutritionDairySoy hullsSoy meal
Parent Project:
This is the first year of this project.
Lead Principal Investigator:
William Weiss, Weiss Dairy Consulting
Co-Principal Investigators:
Project Code:
24-123-D-A-1-B
Contributing Organization (Checkoff):
United Soybean Board
$2,730
Institution Funded:
Weiss Dairy Consulting
$2,730
Brief Project Summary:
The goal of this project is to convert a recently written White Paper (Soy products as partial replacements for alfalfa in dairy cow diets) into a format appropriate for a peer-reviewed scientific journal, specifically, Applied Animal Science. Applied Animal Science is the journal published by the American Registry of Animal Scientists. Many of the best animal nutritionist in the country are members. A journal article derived from the White Paper will have a much broader audience and because it is peer-reviewed it will have a greater influence on decision makers. The White Paper discussed how soy products are useful in low alfalfa diets. The journal article will discuss the same things but to a broader audience.
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Final Project Results

A peer reviewed journal paper was written entitled 'The use of soy-based feedstuffs in low alfalfa, high corn silage diets for dairy cows'. The paper has been accepted for publication by the journal Applied Animal Science which is published by the American Registry of Professional Animal Scientists (ARPAS). Many (perhaps most) dairy nutritionists below to ARPAS so the paper should hit an important audience. The paper outlines how soy-based protein supplements can be used efficiently in high corn silage diets. Use of corn silage in dairy diets has been increasing over the past few decades. The paper also shows how soyhulls can be used in such diets.

Benefit To Soybean Farmers

The paper provides guidelines for practicing dairy nutritionists on how to increase the use of soy products in dairy cow diets. This should increase use of such products.

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