Diary cows in Uasin Gishu County Making your own home-made feed for your dairy cows is less costly than purchasing the commercial feeds. Dairy cow feed is majorly grouped into two classes; Concentrates and Roughage . Formulating your own Home-made rations for your Dairy cows comes with its own advantages. These are; Advantages of homemade rations 1. Minimizes on the cost of production where homemade rations are cheaper than commercial ones. 2. Provides your animals with the right nutrients they need to stay healthy hence optimizing production. 3. Palatable (acceptable) to the dairy cows. 4. You’re guaranteed high quality- feeds for your dairy cows. Concentrates are mixtures of commercial feeds, such as dairy meal, cubes and pellets, and individual ingredients, such as the milling by-product like; wheat feed, maize germ meal and cottonseed cake. Mainly, Concentrates are sources of energy and protein, but they usually also contain minerals and other c