Less mycotoxins with good silaging Prior to harvest, it is very difficult to control Fusarium and toxin production. For that reason, Fusarium...
Cow physiology leads to variation in milk yield More than we realised, the milk yield of cows is influenced by internal, annual biological rhythms.
Farm report: Australian master breeder to quit dairying Crippling financial pressure is forcing an Australian dairy farmer and master breeder to quit the dairy industry...
Farm report: Leading Brazilian dairy expands to 1,000 cows At first glance, it could be a rural German town. But Witmarsum Colony is actually located in Brazil, founded...
Breeding for a better environment Results of a new study by Wageningen Livestock Research, the Netherlands, show that breeding reduces...
Island searching for new dairy farmer and cows An island off the coast of France is recruiting a dairy farmer to supply the islanders with fresh milk but he or...
Avoiding milk fat drop during heat stress Heat stressed dairy cows often suffer milk fat depression, which can be costly to producers in the current...
Can milk be an animal health indicator? A group of Dutch researchers have started a project to collect milk samples to find out if the milk from fresh...
Better grass yields with plasma treated manure Ongoing trials on a large dairy farm in Northern Ireland, that installed a plasma reactor unit to enhance the...
Feeding field beans: Watch the milk quality Dairy farmers considering using field beans as a source of protein in the diet for their cows should be cautious...
NZ: Mycoplasma compensation over 50m dollars As of this week, the New Zealand government has paid more than NZ$ 50 million in compensation to farmers...
Nutrition (models) for better cow health More focus on how the large intestine works, better rumen fermentation and going for non-GMO and locally grown...
Probiotic yeast for better reproduction in milking cows Dietary supplementation is an established strategy for improving performance across a variety of parameters in...
Indian dairy: Big, but still traditional India is the largest dairy producer in the world. At the same time, dairy farming is complicated in this...
Brazilian dairy: On the road to recovery Brazil is a huge country with a large farming community. But its dairy export position is weak. This is the...
New £1 mln project studies dairy cattle in living laboratory A UK university is about to embark on a grand journey of discovery studying dairy cattle with a new...