Practice

Level

Frequency (%)

How to estimate the amount of forage

Do not estimate

13.8

Feed troughs

37.2

Gunny bags

36.0

Weighing scale

4.3

Both feed trough and gunny bags

6.2

Both feed trough and weighing scale

1.9

Gunny bag, weighing scale or feed trough

0.4

Type of supplement used

Concentrate

87.0

Forage

0.5

Both concentrate and forage

12.5

Factors considered for supplementation

Milk production only

35.7

Supplement affordability only

2.9

Availability of feed supplement only

7.9

Both milk production and supplement affordability

7.0

Both milk production and the availability of feed supplements

24.7

Both affordability and availability of feed supplements

0.7

Milk production, availability and affordability of feed supplements

20.9

Balanced diet

0.2

Strategy for supplementing

Uniform rate

27.6

Based on milk production

67.1

Both milk production and the body of the cow

0.4

Both milk production and cost

4.9