6 nutritional strategies to unlock rumen potential

Proper nutritional strategies during the postnatal and weaning period can drastically affect rumen and rumen microbiota development, with subsequent long-term benefits for adult cattle. In this article we discuss the effect of diet composition and particle size on early rumen development in calves. Rumen development affects feed intake, production performance, and health of dairy calves. Here we look at 6 nutritional strategies and their role in rumen function and development in calves.