Factors affecting fibre utilisation in ruminant feeds Ruminant animals can digest fibre via microbial fermentation to obtain useful energy needed for various...
Rumen at the heart of feed efficiency The rumen is actually the keystone of feed efficiency: it is the main first organ of the cow digestive tract....
Calf personality: The effects on performance Yes, calves have their own personality and this can effect feeding behaviour and performance. The so-called...
Effect of nutrition on milk components Many factors that can affect milk composition and therefore the quality of the milk. Along with environmental...
Data use gives feed efficiency a boost Irish dairy farmer Paddy O'Reilly owns a highly productive farm, reaching 9,500 kilograms of milk per cow per year.
Taking cow feeding to the next level The use of data and precision feeding was one of the focus topics at a recently held ruminant seminar, organised...
Formulate prepartum dairy rations to the proper DCAD level Feeding a ration with negative dietary cation-anion difference (DCAD) of -8 to -12 meg/100g ration dry matter...
Feeding protein: Not as simple as it seems The efficiency with which protein is captured in milk by the dairy cow is staggeringly low. Optimising the dairy...
Amino acid use in practice Amino acids are important for dairy cows. Here we present some practical examples from ‘on top application’ and...
Amino acid nutrition key for dairy cows The importance of optimising the supply of amino acids (AA) to improve protein utilisation, increase milk...
Protein in dairy diets: not as simple as it seems! The efficiency with which protein is captured in milk by the dairy cow is staggeringly low. Optimising the dairy...
Safely Minimising nutrient Waste Excess nutrient waste from livestock production is a growing concern. The acceptance of reducing dietary crude...
Where does your lysine end up and what does it cost? Increased protein costs and environmental concerns related to excessive nitrogen excretion have forced dairy...