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The UK Veterinary Antibiotic Resistance and Sales Surveillance Report for 2022 shows that sales of antibiotic intramammary tubes for lactating cows showed a 15% reduction from 0.5 Defined Course Dose for veterinary (DCDvet) (2019-2021 average) to 0.49 DCDvet (2020-2022 average). Photo: Canva
07-11-2023 | News

Progress in tackling antibiotic use in UK dairy

Belarus has not particularly felt the impact of Western sanctions. Earlier this year, the Belarussian Agricultural Ministry reported about a 50% rise in dairy exports to Poland and countries of Western Europe, however no concrete figures were shown. Photo: Canva
07-11-2023 | News

Belarus denies impact of sanctions, increases dairy export

The 14th edition of the World Mycotoxin Forum was held in ‘A Room with a ZOO’ conference centre located in Antwerp, Belgium. Photos: Marieke Ploegmakers
06-11-2023 | Article

World Mycotoxin Forum: The path to a resilient and toxin-free food system​

Manure liquid can be spread on the soil, or injecting the manure into the soil decreases odours.
06-11-2023 | Article

A look at 3 manure management systems in dairy

"The difficulties have affected those to a lesser extent who use milking equipment from Israel. It's much worse for those who relied on major dairy machine companies which have left Russia," commented Alexey Pavlov, general director of the Pervomaisky milk farm. Photo: Canva
03-11-2023 | News

Coping with technology gaps in Russia’s dairy industry

The new technology allows for milk replacers to be formulated in a way that more closely resembles bovine milk, compared to milk replacers traditionally based on available dairy industry bioproducts. Photo: Canva
02-11-2023 | News

LifeStart Calf Symposium unveils scientific discoveries

Photo: Dairy Global
02-11-2023 | Article

Westpac NZ: “Worst is behind us in current milk price cycle”

The journey to supreme udder health
01-11-2023 | Expert opinion

The journey to supreme udder health

The aim of the longitudinal study was to measure the association between the transmission routes via the dam and the environment on a calf that subsequently tested serologically positive for MAP. Photo: Joris Telders
01-11-2023 | News

Johne’s Disease – environmental and dam risks

Dairy Diary: October business update
31-10-2023 | News

Dairy Diary: October business update

Farmers can measure the feed efficiency of animals, the kilogrammes of dry matter intake per day, and methane emissions. Photo: Rene Groeneveld
30-10-2023 | Article

Accurate estimation of pasture consumed by cows during grazing

Milk production dynamics in Lithuania this year is expected to drop by only 3%. Photo: Canva
27-10-2023 | News

Lithuanian dairy industry in financial crisis

An armed Israeli soldier helps feed the calves on one of the kibbutz farms in the military no go zone. Photos supplied
26-10-2023 | News

Helping Israeli dairy farms function again

In the context of acidosis, when the gut wall becomes more permeable, LPS can cross from the rumen into the lumen of the gut. Photo: Herbert Wiggerman
25-10-2023 | Expert opinion

Leaky gut and the cost of inflammation in dairy cows

Despite relatively low lameness prevalence, many New Zealand farmers believe it is an issue on their farm and they rank welfare impact of lameness of high importance.
25-10-2023 | News

Farmers’ perception of lameness in their dairy herds