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 cow's use of dietary protein would decrease
Multiple options available to manage cattle nutrients Cattle graze large areas to consume sufficient forage, and there are various ways to help with cattle redistributing nutrients in confined areas.
Methane cutting efforts shift focus to pasture-fed cattle Royal DSM is seeking to reduce the methane generated by dairy cows raised on pasture, following efforts to address production of the gas by animals managed
Take feed advice to cut carbon emissions, says UK body By ‘optimizing’ nutrient input, livestock producers can reduce greenhouse gas emissions, says the UK's Feed Adviser Register, whose members are now trained
Ensure fall-calving replacement heifers ready for breeding season Producers should work with veterinarian to make sure replacement heifers are properly immunized and adjust supplementation so they meet target breeding weights.
Alternative feeds may help beef, dairy producers facing forage shortfalls Delayed plantings, wet spring weather and damaged alfalfa crops are combining to generate forage and hay challenges for beef and dairy producers
Study reviews vitamin A influence on fresh cow disease Further research recommended into vitamin A associations with mastitis and uterine disease in dairy cattle.
Mushrooms may enhance corn stover nutrition for beef cattle Integrating cattle and mushroom production with abundant corn stover could yield year-round farm profitability.
Effort aims to boost beef marbling but not overall fatness Better understanding of differences between marbling and subcutaneous fat in cattle could lead to technologies that increase marbling without compromising
Progressive limit feeding may maximize cattle profits Progressive limit feeding works in theory, but new study being set up to show if it works in practice.
Hike in concentrated feed use in increasingly consolidated Chinese dairy sector Consolidated dairy farm operations now account for a larger portion of overall milk production in China, finds a USDA report.
Varying feed pellet size, binder use may support cattle feed intake, production Increasing feed pellet size and adding binding agents may support cattle intake and weight gain during winter production and could improve ruminal fermentation,
Adding lysine to dairy cow diets may improve intake during transition Supplementing dairy cows with rumen-protected lysine may improve cow intake during the transition period and reduce free fatty acids and β-hydroxybutyrate
Brazil: Brewer’s grains use could reduce cattle feed costs A team of researchers from the Federal University of Santa Maria and the University Veterinary Hospital in Brazil explored the use of brewer’s spent grains
Nitrate study putting dairy farmers in litigation crosshairs Dairy coalition asks EPA for science review of nitrate study, which it claims is flawed and damaging.
New technique aims to improve aging of beef Texas Tech researchers are evaluating the use of new mass spectrometry technology to determine tenderness, flavor and juiciness of beef in real time.
Methane busting strategies: NZ farmers to pay for their emissions? New Zealand's interim Climate Change Committee has released advice to the government there on how to reduce agriculture's methane and nitrous oxide emissions
Facility to use manure, food waste as renewable energy Middlebury College in Vermont to be primary buyer of renewable natural gas produced at local dairy farm.
Leading Egyptian dairy farm championing feed self-sufficiency Autonomy in feed production for Egypt’s largest dairy business, Dina Farms, is one of the reported ambitions of its owner