Cattle

Thứ 6, 22/11/2024

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

Cattle

Progressive limit feeding may maximize cattle profits

Progressive limit feeding works in theory, but new study being set up to show if it works in practice.

Hike in concentrated feed use in increasingly consolidated Chinese dairy sector

Consolidated dairy farm operations now account for a larger portion of overall milk production in China, finds a USDA report.

Varying feed pellet size, binder use may support cattle feed intake, production

Increasing feed pellet size and adding binding agents may support cattle intake and weight gain during winter production and could improve ruminal fermentation,

Adding lysine to dairy cow diets may improve intake during transition

Supplementing dairy cows with rumen-protected lysine may improve cow intake during the transition period and reduce free fatty acids and β-hydroxybutyrate

Brazil: Brewer’s grains use could reduce cattle feed costs

A team of researchers from the Federal University of Santa Maria and the University Veterinary Hospital in Brazil explored the use of brewer’s spent grains

Nitrate study putting dairy farmers in litigation crosshairs

Dairy coalition asks EPA for science review of nitrate study, which it claims is flawed and damaging.

How to use goats and sheep to clear brush

Three things to consider before bringing home a herd.

New technique aims to improve aging of beef

Texas Tech researchers are evaluating the use of new mass spectrometry technology to determine tenderness, flavor and juiciness of beef in real time.

Methane busting strategies: NZ farmers to pay for their emissions?

New Zealand's interim Climate Change Committee has released advice to the government there on how to reduce agriculture's methane and nitrous oxide emissions