Flaxseed oil use may boost milk yield for cold-stressed dairy cows
Flaxseed oil use in organic dairy cows diets improved performance, feed efficiency and milk yield in cold conditions and highly digestible dietary starch
Cattle disease traceability project moving forward Kansas project aims to help guide discussion, development of national program.
Learn about beef BLUP basics Producers use breeding values to determine the long-term value of certain animals to their herds.
Low feed costs expected to boost Brazil’s cattle, swine production Feed costs and export demand are two of the elements predicted to boost animal protein production in Brazil in 2019.
Essential oil, enzyme blend may provide ionophore replacement for dairy cows Supplementing feed with an essential oil, enzyme blend supports ruminal fatty acids and milk production efficiency and may provide an alternative to antibiotic
New research claims health benefits of grass-fed milk A new research project into grass-fed dairy has suggested that organic milk has 62% more omega-3 than non-organic milk and 17% more conjugated linoleic acid
Designing diets for enviro-friendly ruminants Amount of methane produced depends upon efficiency of fermentation and efficiency of feed conversion.
Fiber-degrading enzymes increase dairy cow milk production Literature review examines experiments where dairy cows benefitted from various enzyme combinations, doses
Lallemand offers tips to avoid fall slump in dairy cow production Change from old corn silage to freshly cut forage can create problems
The high cost of metabolic diseases in dairy cattle Management practices, such as nutrition, cow comfort and hygiene, are crucial to addressing metabolic issues
Prepartum DCAD nutrition leads to enhanced transition cow success Transition cow health, early lactation milk yield and producer profitability improved through diet
Analysis of fats in the ruminant diet The rumen is a formidable barrier to the flow of fatty acids to the small intestine
New feed unit system improves ruminant diet efficiency Researchers with the French National Institute for Agricultural Research (INRA) have created a new generation of feed unit systems for ruminants
Injectable trace minerals may aid aflatoxin-challenged dairy cows Use of injectable trace minerals may reduce oxidative stress after aflatoxin challenge in dairy cows.
Managing barn scrapers contributes to dairy safety, hygiene Managing manure for cow hygiene now as automated as ever.
Injectable trace minerals may improve mineral status of beef heifers Strategy may have variable effects on reproductive performance.
Lallemand offers tips to avoid fall slump in dairy cow production Change from old corn silage to freshly cut forage can create problems
Cattle, poultry in-feed drug suspected in horse deaths The FDA is investigating a series of horse deaths reportedly linked to the presence of a cattle and poultry drug in contaminated feed.
Newtrient cites progress on dairy manure management, nutrient recovery Inaugural progress report looks at advances in nutrient management and manure-based products.
Dairy cow efficiency, production sees boost from amylase use with high-starch diet Long-term amylase supplementation may improve feed efficiency and milk production for dairy cows getting a high starch diet, says researchers.