Cattle
Herd size and feeding silage impacts risk of TB
Intensive farming practices such as larger herd size, maize growth, fewer hedgerows and the use of silage have been linked to higher risk of bovine TB
- Amino acid nutrition for lactating cattle
- Feeding protein: Not as simple as it seems
- Nutritional strategies for healthy cows
- Amino acid use in practice
- Finding cows in the stable made easy
- Cell counts: A crucial tool in mastitis management
- Mastitis can be managed
- Mastitis control starts with a healthy udder
Cattle
Farmers want easy and functional dairy cows
The Dutch breeding organisation K.I. SAMEN may not be the biggest breeding company around, it does have its own philosophy on how to breed the best dairy cow
New tool should help to select for better cows
Efficiency is key and the more the cow produces from the feed it consumed the better. But breeding for the ‘perfect’ cow entails more than selecting
Amino acid nutrition key for dairy cows
The importance of optimising the supply of amino acids (AA) to improve protein utilisation, increase milk production and milk solids is an industry game
Maximising profit from pasture management
The Glass family owns 500 Holstein cows producing 8,500 litres of milk primarily on pasture in Victoria, Australia. The aim is to improve the bottom line
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
Chromium use in transition cows
For cows in transition or during early lactation, chromium in particular can have beneficial results.
Norwegian dairy farmer profits from automatic feeding
Feeding is often the biggest expense on any dairy farm. The labour costs related to and the feed itself amount to up to 70% of any farm’s production costs
Farmers often miss the mildly lame cows
When it comes to effectively managing lameness in dairy and beef cattle, there is no magic bullet. And the biggest opportunity to improve is with the mildly
How to optimise dairy replacement?
This is what Professor Jud Heinrichs told the crowd at the 31st Alltech annual symposium, currently held in Lexington, Kentucky.
Heat stress: an increasing risk for European cows
As climate change becomes an omnipresent issue in global agriculture, heat stress in Europe will become an increasing issue in, not only the usual areas
Diversifying in an unstable milk market
At a farm in France, owned by eight entrepreneurs, the focus lies on increasing efficiency and on new activities. This makes the company as a whole less
Cow facial recognition: It is really happening
Just like humans, cows have their own set of unique facial features and these characteristics can now be read as usable data by technology to identify