Cattle
Diseases of Cattle: Internal parasites
Calves under one year of age are more susceptible than older cattle who frequently have been exposed to the parasites and have developed a degree of immunity.
- Diseases of Cattle: External parasites
- Diseases of Cattle: Infectious bovine rhinotracheitis
- Diseases of Cattle: Grass tetany
- Diseases of Cattle: Footrot
- Diseases of Cattle: Foot-and-Mouth
- Mycotoxins in corn silage threaten ruminant performance
- Crude protein levels low in 2016 silage crops
- Live yeast helps manage heat stress in dairy cows
Cattle
Climate change increasing heat stress in dairy cows
Dairy cows in traditionally cooler climates may have to cope with the effects of climate change – leaving producers combating the effects of heat stress.
Nutriad additives reduce impact of heat stress in dairy cows
Heat stress is a natural phenomenon that affects dairy cows and other domestic animals in tropical, sub-tropical and often in temperate regions of the world
Increasing cow feed profitability with sugar
Research that has been done appears to indicate that using sugar in dairy cow feed has the potential to produce good quality meat and milk.
Seaweed mineral supplement for organic dairy cows
Study shows that mineral status of organic dairy cows significantly improved with the introduction of algae supplement. Algae supplement significantly improved
Why don't dairy cows like fats and oils?
Dairy cows evolved to consume large quantities of fresh grass that contains negligible amounts of fats. As such, the risk for metabolic disorder increases
5 steps to increase dairy cow dry matter intake
Increasing dry matter intake in milk cows is a measure of success for any dairy nutritionist, and this five-step program provides a basic guideline towards this
Total mixed ration system for dairy cows: benefits, drawbacks
The many benefits of total mixed ration are weighed against their disadvantages for farmers to decide whether such feeding system is for them to adopt.
How feed efficient is your dairy cow?
Dairy farmers in the Netherlands can find out the feed efficiency of the offspring of sires values that are included in the breeding value and could contribute
EU dairy industry milk crisis impacting feed production
Compound feed producers feel pain of dairy surpluses since the end of EU milk quota system.
How animal feed enzymes can improve producer profitability
The specific roles of phytases, carbohydrases and protease result in numerous benefits for animals and producers.
Benefits of fiber-degrading enzymes in dairy cow diets
The addition of enzymatic feed additives to dairy cow diets increase feed intake, animal performance. Enzymes can improve feed efficiency and reduce the cost of
Diseases of Cattle: COCCIDIOSIS
Coccidiosis continues to be one of the major disease problems for cattle producers. It is caused by microscopic, one-celled parasites.