Nutrition

Understanding the different types of methanogens, how they interact with other microbes and their role in methanogenesis may enable the unveiling of mitigation strategies that can effectively reduce CH4 formation without disturbing the ruminal environment. Photo: Mark Pasveer
19-05 | Article

Methane mitigation: Understanding the rumen microbiome

Photo: Mark Pasveer
18-05 | Article

Amino acids and formulation of dairy cow diets

Economically, group feeding allows for maximum utilisation of least-cost formulation and also facilitates mechanised feeding, thereby reducing the labour required. Photo: Mark Pasveer
18-05 | Article

Advantages of group feeding of dairy cows

The biggest and likely the easiest way to reduce feed costs on many dairy farms is to minimise waste and shrink. Photo: Mark Pasveer
11-05 | Article

5 tips to withstand a tough dairy economy

There are alternatives to artificial fertilisers that farmers should think about using, such as growing legumes and nitrogen fixing plants among grass. Species such as clovers fix nitrogen from the atmosphere and store it in the soil. Photo: Ronald Hissink
03-05 | News

Shift from artificial fertilisers for dairy farms without reducing yields

Managing the microbial balance in silage is essential, as bacteria, yeasts, and moulds in fresh forage contain both beneficial and harmful microbes. Photo: Koos Groenewold
22-04 | Article

Improve dairy cow efficiency: 5 silage management practices

Pre- and post-harvest approaches are two strategies to reduce the negative impact of mycotoxins in dairy industry. Photo: Anne van der Woude
20-04 | Article

Making better mycotoxin decisions in dairy farming

For dairy cattle, it has been shown that aspen sawdust can replace 30% of a conventional diet in dairy cows without reducing the intake of digestible dry matter and milk production. Photo: Shutterstock
15-04 | News

Wood residues in ruminant nutrition

Each additive has a specific mode of action in the fermentation process and hence leads to improved animal health and performance. Photos: Anne van der Woude
11-04 | News

Effects of feed additives on rumen fermentation

Cows fed the betaine diet produced numerically the same amount of milk as those fed the control diet during the pre-challenge period but produced on average 0.07 to 0.05 kg milk solids/cow per day more during the heat challenge and recovery periods. Photo: Marten Sandburg
05-04 | Article

Betaine and fat to combat heat stress in dairy cows

Antibiotic Reduction - paving the way forward

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