What are the challenges for cows at high altitudes? Altitude diseases in humans occur because of a lack of oxygen at high altitudes. Symptoms include headache and...
Hoof care systems awarded for animal welfare 2 systems, focused on early prevention and identifying hoof illnesses in cattle have been awarded with the...
Balanced diet is key for healthy rumen The rumen is the most influential site of digestion, and microbial fermentation provides much of the energy...
An extra pair of eyes in the truck Cows and other livestock are travellers these days, being brought from one farm to the other – or to the...
Ketosis: How much does timely detection save you? One in every 3 cows is affected by subclinical ketosis, a disorder that is caused by a negative energy balance...
Update: Mycoplasma bovis in New Zealand Currently there are 37 properties in New Zealand that are infected, of which 13 dairy farms, 22 beef farms and 2...
Get more out of your corn silage Corn silage is successfully grown around the world in most climates, but timely harvesting and correct ensiling...
Russia: Anxiety over new antibiotic residues law The Russian food industry has released alarm signals about new requirements on antibiotic residues in meat and...
Germany: Selective dry cow therapy is possible Careful management and cleanliness prove key to the success of selective dry cow therapy programmes.
Rumen health: Key for high productive cows Since high productive cows depend highly on the rumen efficiency, every challenge, such as heat stress, has to...
Rumen efficiency: 9 animal indicators Ruminant experts have defined a set of indicators to help evaluate the efficiency of the rumen on-farm: the...
Tackling acidosis and the dangers of SARA Subacute ruminal acidosis (SARA) is one of many challenges that a dairy cow can face during her lactation,...
Farmers worry about dingoes and wolves Sheep farmers in different parts of the world are worried about new species entering the country or...
Cow that crossed EU border illegally is saved A cow that wandered over a European country border illegally has escaped a slaughter sentence following a...
When do cows have the need to huddle? Cows like to huddle. But why do animals do this? And why especially in the summer? In this blog, I explain more.
Danish farmers on top of biosecurity Biosecurity is key on a dairy farm. But are farmers sufficiently aware of this. This was explored among a group...
UK farmers encouraged to kill badgers for a bounty Farmers in England are being encouraged to cull badgers and receive a bounty of £50 (€ 57, US$ 67) per head in a...
Udder health: The type of somatic cells is key A German milk lab uses advanced milk-testing technology to help farmers make better herd level decisions.
Monitoring transition cows: New guides and tools The transition is a challenging period for the dairy cow. Animal health company Elanco is putting more effort...
OIE presents global cattle disease update The cattle disease peste des petits ruminants is not yet under control and lumpy skin disease keeps spreading....