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Market Watch: Aussie dairy farmers’ profits at all time high
04-12-2023 | Analysis

Market Watch: Aussie dairy farmers’ profits at all time high

Reduced feed intake, exacerbated inflammation and oxidative stress seem to account for a large portion of the long-term consequences of an impaired transition period on cow performance. Photo: Van Assendelft Fotografie
01-12-2023 | Article

Transition period: From improving performance to feed intake

Dairy Diary: November business update
30-11-2023 | News

Dairy Diary: November business update

More support should be given for technological solutions that could reduce the labour needed on farm and increasing the attractiveness of dairy farming for the younger generation, making renewal more likely. Photo: Canva
29-11-2023 | News

Challenges, opportunities and prospects for EU dairy

Magazine edition 4 is ready! From the Middle East to Denmark
29-11-2023 | News

Magazine edition 4 is ready! From the Middle East to Denmark

Russia has a strong dependence on imported veterinary pharmaceuticals. Rosselhoznadzor estimated the share of imported vaccines in the Russian cattle industry to be 71%. Photo: Canva
28-11-2023 | News

New regulation in Russia disrupts supply of veterinary medicines

The total number of EHD cases in France is still rapidly increasing, with the department of agriculture in Paris reporting over 3,300 infected premises as of 20 November.
27-11-2023 | Article

France battles EHD and Bluetongue: Impact on milk production

Heat stress: Cost-effective cooling for outdoor dairy cows
27-11-2023 | Article

Heat stress: Cost-effective cooling for outdoor dairy cows

Food security and sustainability in the Middle East
27-11-2023 | Article

Food security and sustainability in the Middle East

Ukraine needs to increase industrial milk production to at least 5 million tonnes per year from the current 2.7 million tons, said Vadim Chagarovsky, head of the Ukrainian Union. Photo: Canva
24-11-2023 | News

Ukrainian dairy wants deeper integration with the EU

“We are looking forward to trialling the portable cattle chambers overseas, particularly in countries where they have extensive grazing systems and don’t have the infrastructure such as fixed respiration chambers,” AgResearch senior scientist Dr Suzanne Rowe stated. Photo: Canva
23-11-2023 | Article

New portable tech to reduce cattle emissions on-farm

In 2014, the former cowshed was demolished and a new barn was built for the heifers and dry cows. This created room for the current 360 cows.
22-11-2023 | Article

Danish dairy farmer doubles milk production

UKCEH scientists will take samples of the breath of healthy cattle and those that are confirmed to have BRD. They will then use a chemical ionisation mass spectrometer to identify which particular gases known as volatile metabolites are associated with healthy or diseased cattle. This will inform the development of low-cost sensors that will be integrated into automatic calf feeders to monitor the breath of animals as they feed. Photo: Canva
21-11-2023 | News

Real-time monitoring of Bovine Respiratory Disease