Health & Nutrition

There has been some concern that providing feed 1x may result in slug feeding, which could predispose a cow to sub-acute rumen acidosis. Photo: Ton Kastermans
11-01 | Article

Maintain cow gut health with proper feed and grazing management

Like every edition, the conference took place at the Paris la Villette Convention Center, with more than 600 delegates. Photo: Philippe Caldier
09-01 | Article

Dairy conference: Protein self-sufficiency and sustainability

This analyses will allow farmers and vets to work together to identify the pattern of mastitis in their herd and control measures to be focused on where they are most effective. Photo: Canva
06-01 | Article

Automated mastitis reports for dairy farmers

Dairy farmers have teamed up with researchers to test the practice on both milking cows and some youngstock and dry cows to find out if mob-grazing can add value to a dairy business. Photo: Canva
05-01 | Article

Mob grazing for dairy – Can tall grass boost forage?

Jersey’s Minister for the Environment, Deputy Jonathan Renouf, said: “We don’t yet know, for sure, what has caused this devastating loss of so many of this dairy herd." Photo: Chris McCullough
03-01 | News

Death of 100 cows on Jersey investigated

Proteins in normal silages are less efficiently utilised by animals than proteins in fresh crops. Photo: Ruud Ploeg
29-12-2022 | Article

Silage making: Problems and solutions

Photo: Canva
20-12-2022 | Article

Combining starch and sugar in lactating cow diets

Provide shade for cows or youngstock to help combat heat stress. Seeking shade is a clear sign that they are trying to avoid the sun. Photo: Snorri Sigurdsson
19-12-2022 | Expert opinion

Cooling dairy cows in Africa does not have to be complicated

Frequent feeding, pushing feed up at the bunk and not having cows wait was a thread throughout all the presentations. Photo: Koos Groenewold
15-12-2022 | News

Dairy cows in 2023: Focus on welfare and precision feeding

"Nitrogen is a major issue in cattle and other ruminants. So yes, we are also working on that," says Julien Martin. Photo: Canva
14-12-2022 | Article

Interview: “Bovaer is a game changer for dairy farming”

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