Nutrition

Use of citrus by-products in ruminant feeding

11-08-2022 | Article

Use of citrus by-products in ruminant feeding

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

28-07-2022 | News

Reducing protein and using forage legumes in dairy diets

Yeast as a feed supplement for dairy cows

25-07-2022 | 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

22-07-2022 | 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

19-07-2022 | News

Adding nutrients as ‘little bombs’ in dairy cow feed

Gorlinka is a by-product of mustard meal preparation. Photo: Canva

13-07-2022 | News

Gorlinka as a protein alternative in dairy cow diets

Shutterstock.,Palmitic acid is widely used as a source of dietary fat to support milk fat production in dairy cows. Photo: Wasan Srisawat

11-07-2022 | News

High palmitic acid prices cut into dairy farmer margins

Pellets minimises feed waste, prevent behavioural feed sorting and because of their concentrated form, animals tend to perform well because of evenly receive nutrients per individual meal. Photo: Mark Pasveer

06-07-2022 | Expert opinion

The plus side of pelleting in dairy nutrition

Colostrum feeding management is important for calves to develop an immunity to infection and bacteria as they grow up.

23-06-2022 | Article

Quality feed for healthy heifers in the tropics

This webinar looked at sustainability in dairy farming with feed efficiency, herd longevity and reproduction in mind. (L - R) Frederik Gadeyne, product developer within the R&D ruminants team at Agrimprove; Zana van Dijk, editor Dairy Global; (top) Valentin Nenov, global ruminants manager at Phileo by Lesaffre; Albert de Vries, Professor at the Department of Animal Sciences, University of Florida.

16-06-2022 | News

Webinar on demand: Sustainable Dairy Farming

Antibiotic Reduction - paving the way forward

Photo: Vincent ter Beek

16-12-2019 | Blog

Can less be more?

Dairy cattle in Minas Gerias, Brazil. Photo: Daniel Azevedo

16-12-2019 | Article

Latin America: Exploring antibiotic usage across the region

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