If you are visually impaired or blind, you can visit the PDF version by Pressing CONTROL + ALT + 4
<br /> <br /> <br /> 2 December 2016 www.americandairymen.com<br /> www.americandairymen.com December 2016 3<br /> American In This Issue<br /> ® Vol. 42 No. 12 • December 2016<br /> Products and Services for American Dairymen<br /> Cover Story<br /> Amino Acid Technology<br /> Producers of dairy animal proteins are constantly seeking ways to increase income over feed cost<br /> while maximizing production of milk quantity and components.<br /> 42<br /> Columns<br /> 6 Guest Editorial: Dairy Partnerships<br /> It wasn’t long ago you could turn on the television and see ads with the tagline “Aah, the Power<br <a title="American Dairymen - December 2016 page 1" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c131f46f?page=1"> </a> <a title="American Dairymen - December 2016 page 2" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c131f46f?page=2"> </a> <a title="American Dairymen - December 2016 page 3" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c131f46f?page=3"> 2 December 2016 </a> <a title="American Dairymen - December 2016 page 4" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c131f46f?page=4"> www.americandairymen.com </a> <a title="American Dairymen - December 2016 page 5" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c131f46f?page=5"> American In This Issue </a> <a title="American Dairymen - December 2016 page 6" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c131f46f?page=6"> Flexibility meets efficie ncy. NEW </a> <a title="American Dairymen - December 2016 page 7" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c131f46f?page=7"> Guest Editorial The Power of Dairy’s Partnerships</a> <a title="American Dairymen - December 2016 page 8" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c131f46f?page=8"> 1.866.643.1010 ClearSpan.com/ADAD WE MANUFACTURE </a> <a title="American Dairymen - December 2016 page 9" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c131f46f?page=9"> Industry News NDB Scholarship Award Winners Annou</a> <a title="American Dairymen - December 2016 page 10" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c131f46f?page=10"> </a> <a title="American Dairymen - December 2016 page 11" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c131f46f?page=11"> Industry News In addition to these online res</a> <a title="American Dairymen - December 2016 page 12" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c131f46f?page=12"> chute</a> <a title="American Dairymen - December 2016 page 13" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c131f46f?page=13"> Industry News HisWorld Dairy Expo Canale Honor</a> <a title="American Dairymen - December 2016 page 14" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c131f46f?page=14"> </a> <a title="American Dairymen - December 2016 page 15" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c131f46f?page=15"> Dr. Joe Fall is a Great Time to Test Feedstuffs f</a> <a title="American Dairymen - December 2016 page 16" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c131f46f?page=16"> Have the right tools: A coring probe will pro</a> <a title="American Dairymen - December 2016 page 17" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c131f46f?page=17"> Effective strategies for winter calf raising By L</a> <a title="American Dairymen - December 2016 page 18" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c131f46f?page=18"> in the maternity area when pulling a calf or trea</a> <a title="American Dairymen - December 2016 page 19" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c131f46f?page=19"> Fundamentals of compost barn management By Wayne </a> <a title="American Dairymen - December 2016 page 20" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c131f46f?page=20"> Wood products have significant amounts of lignin </a> <a title="American Dairymen - December 2016 page 21" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c131f46f?page=21"> The stall design/ management paradox By Jeff Rene</a> <a title="American Dairymen - December 2016 page 22" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c131f46f?page=22"> hours when stocking rate increased from 100% to 1</a> <a title="American Dairymen - December 2016 page 23" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c131f46f?page=23"> The stall design / management paradox Table 1. Fr</a> <a title="American Dairymen - December 2016 page 24" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c131f46f?page=24"> www.americandairymen.com </a> <a title="American Dairymen - December 2016 page 25" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c131f46f?page=25"> Is your heifer program consistently good? Or Ju</a> <a title="American Dairymen - December 2016 page 26" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c131f46f?page=26"> to get a more consistent calving age. If this is </a> <a title="American Dairymen - December 2016 page 27" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c131f46f?page=27"> Evaluating Your Heifer Program </a> <a title="American Dairymen - December 2016 page 28" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c131f46f?page=28"> Six Reasons Why ouR squaRe-Cut augeR ReSiStS SoRt</a> <a title="American Dairymen - December 2016 page 29" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c131f46f?page=29"> 28 December 2016 </a> <a title="American Dairymen - December 2016 page 30" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c131f46f?page=30"> “No Bugs Please” How to Feed Clean Colostrum to B</a> <a title="American Dairymen - December 2016 page 31" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c131f46f?page=31"> Feeding Clean Colostrum 5. Min</a> <a title="American Dairymen - December 2016 page 32" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c131f46f?page=32"> </a> <a title="American Dairymen - December 2016 page 33" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c131f46f?page=33"> Feature Article Nothing</a> <a title="American Dairymen - December 2016 page 34" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c131f46f?page=34"> unsustainable or limited feed sources in Lubb</a> <a title="American Dairymen - December 2016 page 35" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c131f46f?page=35"> Feature Article (Safmannan®) supplement, while t</a> <a title="American Dairymen - December 2016 page 36" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c131f46f?page=36"> </a> <a title="American Dairymen - December 2016 page 37" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c131f46f?page=37"> Calf-Star Setting the Standard for Increased Grow</a> <a title="American Dairymen - December 2016 page 38" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c131f46f?page=38"> dairy producers feel comfortable using the produc</a> <a title="American Dairymen - December 2016 page 39" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c131f46f?page=39"> Feature Article “A second mixing bowl all</a> <a title="American Dairymen - December 2016 page 40" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c131f46f?page=40"> </a> <a title="American Dairymen - December 2016 page 41" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c131f46f?page=41"> www.polydome.com dan@polydome.com</a> <a title="American Dairymen - December 2016 page 42" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c131f46f?page=42"> John BM Mfg Ltd JBM equipment is ready</a> <a title="American Dairymen - December 2016 page 43" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c131f46f?page=43"> Cover Story Amino Acids An Emerging Technology An</a> <a title="American Dairymen - December 2016 page 44" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c131f46f?page=44"> Researchers developed a shell or coating from fat</a> <a title="American Dairymen - December 2016 page 45" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c131f46f?page=45"> Cover Story on the environment </a> <a title="American Dairymen - December 2016 page 46" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c131f46f?page=46"> products based on cost per unit of metabolizable </a> <a title="American Dairymen - December 2016 page 47" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c131f46f?page=47"> </a> <a title="American Dairymen - December 2016 page 48" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c131f46f?page=48"> Eliminates Burrowing Rodents Pressurized Exhaus</a> <a title="American Dairymen - December 2016 page 49" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c131f46f?page=49"> </a> <a title="American Dairymen - December 2016 page 50" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c131f46f?page=50"> www.americandairymen.com </a> <a title="American Dairymen - December 2016 page 51" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c131f46f?page=51"> 50 December 2016 </a> <a title="American Dairymen - December 2016 page 52" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c131f46f?page=52"> www.americandairymen.com </a> <a title="American Dairymen - December 2016 page 53" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c131f46f?page=53"> www.starwoodrafters.com </a> <a title="American Dairymen - December 2016 page 54" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c131f46f?page=54"> COMFORTFAEBioEversDe BrSand™ Dairy & Beef – D</a> <a title="American Dairymen - December 2016 page 55" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c131f46f?page=55"> </a> <a title="American Dairymen - December 2016 page 56" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c131f46f?page=56"> PERTFECT H </a> <a title="American Dairymen - December 2016 page 57" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c131f46f?page=57"> 56 December 2016 </a> <a title="American Dairymen - December 2016 page 58" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c131f46f?page=58"> MARKETPLACE QUALITY PARTS-DISCOUNT PRICED These</a> <a title="American Dairymen - December 2016 page 59" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c131f46f?page=59"> MARKETPLACE NORTH CENTRAL STEEL COMPANY, IN</a> <a title="American Dairymen - December 2016 page 60" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c131f46f?page=60"> “I didn’t even think we had stray voltage!” Rog</a> <a title="American Dairymen - December 2016 page 61" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c131f46f?page=61"> Sani-Sure CLOTH DAIRY TOWELS HIGHER QUALITY AT LO</a> <a title="American Dairymen - December 2016 page 62" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c131f46f?page=62"> CALL TODAY 800-682-3118 BEDDING ALFALFA, PRAIRIE</a> <a title="American Dairymen - December 2016 page 63" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c131f46f?page=63"> </a> <a title="American Dairymen - December 2016 page 64" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c131f46f?page=64"> </a> <a title="American Dairymen - December 2016 page 65" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c131f46f?page=65"> American </a>