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Not all seaweed is suitable as a methane inhibitor

The impact of heat stress is lasting and continues to affect the performance of the offspring of a heat-stressed cow for 2 generations. Photo: Dreamstime
22-03-2021 | Article

Heat stress in gestating cows weakens future generations

A Total Mixed Ration is fed to the cows 3 times per day. Photo: Chris McCullough
18-03-2021 | Article

Israel: Even Covid-19 won’t deter this dairy farm’s plans

Studies show that due to the limited number of cows with methane (CH4) records, the accuracies of genomic estimated breeding values (GEBV) are low. Photo: Shutterstock
16-03-2021 | Article

Improving genomic prediction of methane emission

Backyard farms frequently encounter mastitis. Photo: Vladimir Kubansky
15-03-2021 | Article

Russia’s strategy to tackle mastitis and antibiotics

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12-03-2021 | Article

Hard butter, hard questions

Buffers should not compensate for suboptimal feeding management. Proper feeding management should be considered based on the animal requirements at given production levels. Photo: Mark Pasveer
10-03-2021 | Article

Buffers in cow nutrition: Points to consider

Even after severe droughts, white clover has the capacity to reappear from seeds on the ground. Photo: Joseph Vary
09-03-2021 | Article

Exploring the benefits of perennial legumes in milk production

Photo: Mark Pasveer
03-03-2021 | Article

7 tips to reducing mastitis during the dry period

Cows can be picky eaters indeed. This taste preference can be boiled down to the choice of grass variety used to seed the field. Photo: Chris McCullough
01-03-2021 | Article

Mixing grass seeds for maximum forage intake