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Dairy Cattle Science by M. E. Ensminger

Department of Dairy Science, Michigan State University, East Lansing

ABSTRACT

Dairy Cattle Science by M. E. Ensminger, published in 1971 by The Interstate Printers and Publishers, Danville, Illinois, is an expansion of the dairy science information contained in the parent book, Animal Science, now in its sixth edition. The book contains a vast amount of useful facts, figures, thumb-rules, and guidelines for dairymen but is severely lacking in information concerning many contemporary practices in dairy science. For example, three chapters are devoted to the methodology of management, harvesting, and utilizing and storing pasture, hay, and silage crops; but no mention is made of combining forages and concentrates into complete feeds. In another instance, the chapters dealing with breeds, selection, and genetics do not contain information on predicted differences for milk or type and, furthermore, suggest that progeny testing should be used to supplement but not replace selection on individual merit or pedigree. The book appears to have been written with the author's training and experiences as the major source of information since many sections and recommendations are outdated and not relevant to the needs of today's dairyman.