Cattle

Thứ 6, 20/09/2024

Mastitis prevention with mammary probiotics

New research shows that the cow’s own lactic acid bacteria, isolated from the bacteria in the mammary gland, could serve as a tool to prevent and treat mastitis

Cattle

Cell counts: A crucial tool in mastitis management

Cell counts is an essential tool for dairy farmers. A high cell count cow is a symptom of a subclinical mastitis problem.

Mastitis can be managed

A mastitis tool can help gain these nsights and lower the  mastitis incidence in the dairy herd.

Mastitis control starts with a healthy udder

Here we touch on one of these additives, based on 1-monoglycerides of a medium chain fatty acid.

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