Cow foot health: Get protocols right at housing Recent wet weather means cows’ feet may be softer at housing, which can lead to an increased risk of bruising...
Webinar: New insights into SARA and Transition Challenges The upcoming webinar hosted by Dairy Global in cooperation with Biomin, will look at recent research on Subacute...
Treating mastitis without using antibiotics Reducing the use of antibiotics on livestock farms has become a new goal, particularly in the dairy industry,...
October edition of Dairy Global now online The October edition of Dairy Global magazine (issue 4) is now available to read online in our digital magazine...
5 Names to remember in the dairy industry Once a year the most innovative side of international agribusiness meets at the Animal AgTech Summit. Last year...
Review: Effect of flavonoids on ruminant productivity Use of plant polyphenols in animal feed is increasingly being studied due to restrictions on antibiotic use....
Pathogens removed from cows’ drinking water Successful trials to remove potentially harmful pathogens, Clostridium perfringens, from drinking water given to...
New foot-and-mouth disease vaccine licence granted A commercial licence for a vaccine to protect livestock, including cattle, against several serotypes of the...
Cattle movement bans may cause unnecessary economic harm New research from the University of Warwick has offered an economic perspective on controlling cattle and other...
VIV Asia 2019: Feed, food and animal health The world of agriculture will meet again in Bangkok, Thailand, 13-15 March 2019, for another edition of one of...
M. bovis oubreaks in New Zealand: 36 farms and counting Farmers in New Zealand are being urged to look out for the signs of Mycoplasma bovis following the detection of...
5 new indicators to report on sustainability in dairy The Dairy Sustainability Framework (DSF) has announced the launch of 5 further global indicators for public...
Effect of moderate lameness on cow behaviour Moderate lame cows tend to lie longer, eat less and use the cow brush less often than non-lame cows. This is...
When do cows have the need to huddle? Cows like to huddle. But why do animals do this? And why especially in the summer? In this blog, I explain more.
5 topics to improve animal welfare and farmer welfare Farmers are facing big challenges. Society expects a lot and legislation increases. Nowadays a farmer is not...
High concentrate diets? Watch the cow’s liver! New trial results suggest that high concentrate-diets can cause endotoxin-induced liver tissues in dairy cows.
We’re wasting milk and antibiotics on mastitis Don’t you just hate that first lactating heifer with mastitis? In this blog I will explain what you can do about...
Digestive, metabolic and production responses to cold stress Although much work has been conducted to examine the effects of heat stress and other environmental factors on...
New FeedChat podcast series addresses mycotoxins In a brand new podcast series called FeedChat, Dairy Global and Trouw Nutrition are addressing several current...
Birds on dairy farms – the economic and health impact Birds consume and contaminate feed intended for cattle on dairy farms, resulting in increased feed costs and...
Innovative fly trap to reduce pesticides on dairy farms A Dutch family have installed an innovative fly trap on their dairy farm in the Netherlands as an alternative to...
Selective dry cow therapy to curb antibiotic use in dairy... Within the dairy sector, there appears to be considerable potential to reduce antibiotic use through the...
A global partnership to combat antimicrobial resistance Bacteria worldwide continue to develop resistance to life-saving drugs. Researchers from 6 colleges at North...
New skin tests in breakthrough against bTB Welsh scientists have developed 2 new skin tests for cattle that have the potential to help fight the global...
Less mycotoxins with good silaging Prior to harvest, it is very difficult to control Fusarium and toxin production. For that reason, Fusarium...
Heat stress releases harmful endotoxins Endotoxins or lipopolysaccharides can make a profit-destroying temperature problem considerably worse.
Cow physiology leads to variation in milk yield More than we realised, the milk yield of cows is influenced by internal, annual biological rhythms.
Harvesting seaweed for cattle feed Global demand for seaweed is on the increase as it is one of the most versatile and naturally occurring sources...
Can floor type affect cattle performance? Although much work has been done to investigate the effects of various environmental factors on animal health...
Vietnam to focus on feed and food safety Like many countries in Asia, Vietnamese demand for dairy products is growing, driven by rising incomes and...
Milk replacer: Exchanging lactose for fat A new study looked at the effect of energy source in calf milk replacer on performance, digestibility, and gut...
More UK farmers should use a health plan This month, Defra announced that the number of livestock producers with a farm health plan had decreased to 73%...
Premier Nutrition brings expertise to Kenya UK company Premier Nutrition has launched its pioneering dairy Transition Management System (TMS) in Kenya.