Cattle

Thứ 3, 17/09/2024

Watch the spring nutrient gap

Fresh green grass is a welcome sight come spring. However, early spring grass with limited growth or volume should be approached with caution

Cattle

How to avoid loss in condition score

Dairy producers are being reminded to pay close attention to nutritional requirements during peak lactation, to avoid losses in body condition score (BCS)

From the field to the cow’s health: Mycotoxin-contaminated forage

With the added value of high energy and high digestibility for dairy cows. However, mycotoxins can have a detrimental effect on the quality and value.

Enhance dairy health and productivity with RFCs

In turn, these healthier animals spend less time in the sick pen (even during the vulnerable transition period), require less treatment and produce more milk.

Breeding ‘safer’ hornless Holstein cows

There are only a few cattle breeds in existence that have no horns naturally but now American scientists are developing the trait within Holstein cattle.

Milk with residues: Feed for calves?

Dairy calves fed milk from cows treated with antimicrobials have a higher probability of excreting resistant bacteria through their faeces than those who aren’t

From a cow’s point of view

Many dairy farmers are familiar with the CowSignals concept. A recent addition to this training method is stress-free stockmanship.

Boosting starch digestibility in corn silage for dairy cows

When this is low, an enzyme can be added to the feed to boost degradability and hence animal production, fertility and herd profitability.

Biomin Mycotoxin Survey highlights risks to dairy

When we look at the challenges facing modern high production dairy farming we think of feed utilisation, reproductive success and animal health

The effect of maize cutting height on cows

The forage team of ARVALIS-Institut du végétal, a French applied research Institute, studied the maize cutting height and its effect on digestibility in further