Cattle
Volatile fatty acids improve growth performance of dairy calves: study
Chinese research shows average daily gain linearly increased for dairy calves with branched-chain volatile fatty acids (BCVFA) supplementation.
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Cattle
Barley and corn silage may offer performance boost to young calves
Barley and corn silage in diets may offer pre-weaning production boost to calves, say researchers in study.
What factor does waste milk play for antibiotic resistance in calves?
Feeding of waste milk may be one factor increasing the amount of bacteria resistant to antibiotics in dairy calf guts, say researchers.
Cattle diets lower in crude protein may boost nitrogen recycling
An international team of researchers from Brazil and Canada examined the influence of dietary crude protein (CP) level and animal gender on the recovery
How can dairy cows be more efficient in utilizing fatty acids?
Different fatty acid ratios boost performance in dairy cattle at separate lactation stages, says student researcher.
Tannins in feed may offer production boost for dairy cattle
In-silage tannins may make dairy cattle more efficient without the need for additional dietary protein, says researcher.
Lipid, starch combo may boost feed efficacy and cut gas in cattle
Adding ground soybeans and starch to cattle diets may improve feed efficiency and limit methane emissions, say researchers.
New smart sensor to help farmers spot lameness in sheep
Only around 20% of farmers are able to spot and treat lameness in sheep early. New smart sensor to help farmers spot lameness in sheep
Should producers hike zinc levels in high producing dairy cows?
There are productivity and economic impacts from formulating with quality trace mineral sources at the appropriate levels, says Zinpro.
Can crude glycerin, soybean oil improve the nutritional quality of beef?
Adding crude glycerin, soybean oil to cattle diets may impede saturated fatty acid generation and improve the nutritional quality of meat products, say research
Dairy calf diets: what is the impact of nutrition on gene expression
Dairy calf diets: what is the impact of nutrition on gene expression, what type of fatty acids should be used?
Feeding cows milk that may contain antibiotic residues - what's the risk?
EFSA says the feeding to calves of colostrum and milk containing residues of antimicrobials that could select for antimicrobial-resistant bacteria
Limited diets with high DDGs inclusion support growth, nutrient digestion in dairy…
Use of high levels of dried distillers grains maintains growth performance and increases digestibility for dairy heifers getting limited rations,says researcher