The evaluation of nutrition level in agriculture entrerprise

The purpose of the study was to evaluate feeding system at given farm, uncover any shortcomings and propose measures for their elimination. On the basis of data related to composition of diets fed to dairy cows nutrient intake was found. The obtained values were compared with recommended nutrient content reported in the literature. Information describing the feeding techniques used at the farm was obtained from the farm management. These findings were also compared to the recommendations of the literature. It was found that rations met nutritional demands as well as dietary needs of dairy cows at various stages of lactation and the dry period. The work revealed weaknesses in the feeding system used at the farm. It was found that all of dairy cows throughout the entire lactation were fed a single ration. Rations for dairy cows did not take into account the different needs at different stages of lactation. Likewise, different genetically determined performance of dairy cows was not taken into account. Based on these findings, actions were proposed to remove weaknesses. It was recommended to create at least two groups of cows according to milk yield achieved, which would reduce over-feeding cows with low milk production. This would reduce the consumption of an expensive concentrated feeds and thereby save the costs