Health & Nutrition

Photo: MSD Animal Health

05-07-2021 | News

Summer mastitis: Fly control, costs and protection

To prevent heat stress, feed when it is cool. Producers can feed twice daily to help maximise intakes. Ideally more of the total mixed ration (TMR) should be offered at the coolest part of the day. Photo: Shutterstock

02-07-2021 | Article

6 tips to prevent heat stress in cows

We need to think of protein in terms of two macro pools, the rumen population, and the host. Photo: Koos Groenewold

29-06-2021 | Article

Distillers’ grains for ruminants: Assessing protein quality

In Canada, a program called Loop that connects livestock farmers with grocery stores to use food waste as feed is getting larger every year. It now includes 207 stores and 1650 farms. Photo: Loop

23-06-2021 | Article

From the US to India and turning food waste into milk

Heat stress occurs when an animal s heat load is greater than its capacity to lose heat. Photo: Lallemand Animal Nutrition

18-06-2021 | News

A greater issue in UK: Heat stress impact on DMI

Webinar on demand: Improving sustainability, profitability in milk production

17-06-2021 | News

Webinar on demand: Improving sustainability, profitability in milk production

The No-Methane triple action feed additive aims to reduce enteric methane emission from cattle by blocking the enzymatic process, suppressing methanogens and draining the hydrogen substrate. Photo: Brecht Denil

16-06-2021 | News

Feed additive cuts cows’ emissions by half

Selenium is the best-studied mineral with regards to mastitis. It is involved in both the antioxidant and immune systems, and selenium-deficient animals have been shown to have lowered immunity and resistance to disease. Photo: Shutterstock

11-06-2021 | Article

Tackling mastitis the right way

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04-06-2021 | News

Webinar: More sustainable and profitable milk production

With a stable pH value in the rumen, digestibility of dietary fibre will be increased due to the increased microbial activity in the rumen which results from the increased energy level. Photo: Dennis F. Beek

27-05-2021 | Article

Factors affecting fibre utilisation in ruminant feeds

Cow health

Routine dairy testing is a proven way to improve product quality and production efficiency. Photo: Daniel Schwarz

24-08-2020 | Article

New advancements in udder health management

Digital dermatitis (DD) is a global cause of dairy cow lameness. Photo: Dr Guatteo

11-08-2020 | Article

New treatments for digital dermatitis

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