Total mixed ration system for dairy cows: benefits, drawbacks

Dairy farmers in the Netherlands can find out the feed efficiency of the offspring of sires values that are included in the breeding value and could contribute

Compound feed producers feel pain of dairy surpluses since the end of EU milk quota system.

The specific roles of phytases, carbohydrases and protease result in numerous benefits for animals and producers.

The addition of enzymatic feed additives to dairy cow diets increase feed intake, animal performance. Enzymes can improve feed efficiency and reduce the cost of

Coccidiosis continues to be one of the major disease problems for cattle producers. It is caused by microscopic, one-celled parasites.

Bovine ocular neoplasia includes a variety of benign and malignant skin tumors of the eyeball and eyelids. They can cause local problems with eye function

Calf scours or calf diarrhea causes more financial loss to cow-calf producers than any other disease-related problem they encounter

Bovine Virus Diarrhea infection can cause numerous problems, such as damage to the digestive and immune systems, pneumonia, abortions, calf deformities

Bovine Spongioform Encephalopathy (BSE) is a progressive degenerative disease that affects to central nervous system of cattle.

Brucellosis of cattle is caused by infection with the bacterium Brucella abortus, which can also cause a disease of humans known as "undulant fever"

Bloat is a form of severe indigestion marked by a collection of gas in the rumen that the animal is unable to expel.Most of the gases are eliminated by belching

Blackleg is a highly fatal disease of young cattle caused by the spore forming, rod shaped, gas producing bacteria Clostridium chauvoei.

Anthrax, a highly infectious and fatal disease of mammals and humans, is caused by a relatively large spore-forming rectangular shaped bacterium called Bacillus

Anaplasmosis is a vector-borne, infectious blood disease in cattle caused by the rickesttsial parasites Anaplasma marginale and Anaplasma centrale.

As farmers prepare to house their cows for the winter months, now is the perfect time to review lameness protocols to incorporate the latest research findings

Understanding that soluble protein does not equal degraded protein is essential for maximizing the positive effects of formulations.

Prevention strategies include manipulation of the cow’s close-up diet post-calving. Hypocalcaemia, or milk fever, is a common occurrence in dairy operations

Because salt is cheap we tend to forget how much we add in animal feeds, but it is not always right to overdo it.

Hypocalcaemia, or milk fever, can be prevented with carefully monitored dietary strategies. Milk fever is a common occurrence in dairy operations