Health & Nutrition

The rise in feed and energy costs is taking a toll on milk production worldwide. For the first time since 2016, milk production in the Big-7 dairy export regions - the US, the EU, New Zealand, Australia, Brazil, Argentina, and Uruguay - contracted year-on-year for 3 consecutive quarters. Photo: Canva
07:00 | News

Dairy farmers and cost-cutting solutions

It was concluded that dried grapefruit peel contains factors that stimulate milk production by dairy cows and hence improve milk production. Photo: Canva
11-08 | Article

Use of citrus by-products in ruminant feeding

Poor or inadequate fan maintenance can decrease the overall airflow by fans as well as the efficiency of these motors by as much as 40%, increasing electric bills unnecessarily. Photo: Ronald Hissink
10-08 | Article

How maintenance of dairy barn fans can save costs

Photo: Ronald Hissink
09-08 | Article

Effective fibre in dairy cow feed

The survey hopes to establish whether farmers still use a silo or any other container storing loose concentrated feedstuffs, that predates 1 August 1996 and how has it been cleaned since that time. Photo: Koos Groenewold
02-08 | News

UK BSE case prompts farmer survey

protein content of dairy cow rations can be reduced from around 175 to 150g/kg DM without affecting cow performance if the diet is properly formulated. Photo: Jan Willem Schouten
28-07 | News

Reducing protein and using forage legumes in dairy diets

We need to also reconsider the expansion of the nutrients supply gap due to inadequate rations and underfeeding of feed additives during certain periods. Photo: Mark Pasveer
26-07 | Article

The value of nutraceuticals in dairy farming

Yeast as a feed supplement for dairy cows
25-07 | News

Yeast as a feed supplement for dairy cows

Dairy producers need to understand that application of rotational grazing system in small paddocks for large, dense herds may compromise nutrition by enhancing competition for forage and decreasing adaptive foraging movements. Photo: Henk Riswick
22-07 | News

Sustainable grazing management of dairy cattle

To remain profitable, producers must make decisions based on their herd’s income over feed costs (IOFC). This enables producers to make more informed decisions about feed purchases, when to lock in milk or feed prices, or adjust the ration program to accommodate market uncertainty. Photo: Koos Groenewold
19-07 | News

Adding nutrients as ‘little bombs’ in dairy cow feed

Cow health

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