Dairy

As feed costs escalate on dairy farms using more feed efficient cows can save dairy farmers money. Photo: VikingGenetics
23-06 | Article

Use feed efficiency indexes when selecting sires

Specialised milk can cooling unit powered by the sun. Photo: Serap
20-06 | Expert opinion

Nigeria: Using the sun to cool milk

Researchers investigated the effect of different liquid feeds on the growth, immunity and gut health of dairy calves.
07-06

Benefits of waste milk in dairy calves

Calving at 24 months of age does not negatively affect future performance; rather, it improves overall lifetime milk production performance by up to 13%.
06-06 | Article

Heifer calving at the correct age

Researchers assessed the cleanliness of various equipment used for colostrum harvest and calf feeding procedures on dairy farms using a quick portable ATP luminometry device. Photo: Mark Pasveer
13-05 | Article

Tool to quickly measure cleanliness of colostrum equipment

Dairy Global 2: The carbon neutrality race is on!
12-05 | News

Dairy Global 2: The carbon neutrality race is on!

Dairy production data suggest that it is more effective to select for heat tolerance within a high milk-producing breed than it would be to select for high milk production traits within a breed that is highly adapted to hot climates. Photo: Canva
02-05 | Article

Genetics of heat tolerance in dairy cattle

David Vonhoff: "I’ve been told that providing shade for cows increases the milk production with 2 litres a day, because of cow comfort.” Photo: David Vonhoff
28-04 | Article

“Shade for cows increases milk production by 2 litres/day”

Although the legal requirements is to provide colostrum within 6 hours, the ability to absorb antibodies will be declining after just 120 minutes. Photo: Anne van der Woude
19-04 | Article

Calf health: Get colostrum management right

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