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Holm & Laue s HygieneStation mixes and prepares a fresh milk diet, at the right temperature, for each individual calf, and automatically cleans all tubes and hoses. Photo: Holm & Laue
17-08-2021 | News

Higher milk yield through calf metabolic programming

In dairy, producers would be adding in tick resistance in their breeding programs as an additional component. Photo: Misset
16-08-2021 | Article

Is there a way to manage ticks more effectively in cows?

Photo: Cargill
12-08-2021 | Article

A different approach to reducing methane

IMBO Agropecuaria milks 660 cows with six DeLaval milking robots. Milk production now averages 34 kg per day. In four years' time, that should be 40 kg. - Photo: Imbo Agropecuaria
11-08-2021 | Article

Success stories: Innovative farming in South America

Researchers have discovered a way to measure the content of lysinoalanine and lanthionine, which is crucial in examining the protein quality of milk after processing. Photo: Pixabay
10-08-2021 | News

Discovery made to determine quality of UHT milk

Dr Dan Loper says he came up with the idea of TMR in the early 1970s. Photo: Dan Loper
09-08-2021 | Article

United States: The wild and surprising history of TMR

Photo: Mark Pasveer
06-08-2021 | News

Russia, Belarus: Heatwave jeopardises dairy cow production

Buildings and yards are kept simple on this farm. - Photos: Chris McCullough
06-08-2021 | Article

Argentina farm invests heavily in staff

In discussion, Dr Gerlinde Van de Walle (left) and Rebecca Harman (right), research support specialist in the Van de Walle lab at the Baker Institute. - Photo: Rachel Philipson
05-08-2021 | Article

A cure for mastitis?

Ambient temperature and humidity above a comfort threshold result in heat stress in cattle with signs including discomfort, increased respiration rate, dehydration, changes in cardiac function and even death. Photo: Shutterstock
05-08-2021 | Article

Breeding for better heat stress response

A 50-point GEA rotary parlour is in operation where 50 cows can be milked within 7 minutes. Photo: Parag Milk Foods Ltd
04-08-2021 | Article

India dairy: High milk output with Ayurveda therapy on-farm

Injuries and fatalities in the agricultural sector have high adverse socio-economic effects on farmers and societies and that there is a need for innovative approaches to enable implementing effective preventive interventions. Photo: Zana van Dijk
03-08-2021 | Article

Reducing risk of injuries on dairy farms

Photo: Misset
02-08-2021 | Article

Early tooth wear in dairy cattle

Photo: Michel Velderman
30-07-2021 | Article

What sparked New Zealand farmers to protest?

Photo: Gerd Altmann I Pixabay
29-07-2021 | News

Dairy Diary: July business update