By Vanessa Virgo  

A University of Guelph researcher is exploring how automated data collection can help farmers create individual feeding plans to improve the health and production of their dairy cows. 

Patty Kedzierski [1], a PhD candidate and highly qualified personnel (HQP) scholar [2] in the Department of Animal Biosciences at the Ontario Agricultural College, studies production differences between dairy cows.  

She uses automated data collection to determine a cow’s dairy balance and target its individual nutritional requirements. Most farms use a total mixed ration (TMR) to feed their cattle, which means all cows are fed the same diet based on a cow that represents the top percentile of the herd.  

Read the full article on the Ontario Agri-Food Innovation Alliance's website: U of G researcher exploring automation for better dairy health, production. [3]