Expert opinion

Specialised milk can cooling unit powered by the sun. Photo: Serap
20-06-2022 | Expert opinion

Nigeria: Using the sun to cool milk

Research has indicated that NSAIDs do play an important role in the treatment of digital dermatitis resulting in reduced pain, improved mobility scores and increased milk yields. Photo: Mark Pasveer
25-05-2022 | Expert opinion

NSAIDs – a solution to treating digital dermatitis?

Some are farmers because their ancestors were farmers and the environment expects them to be farmers. This is the case with many pastoralist farmers here in Nigeria. Photo: Snorri Sigurdsson
21-04-2022 | Expert opinion

Dairy farmers need different advice for the same issues

Ingesting rumen with high levels of numerous different moulds and mycotoxins depresses rumen fermentability and NDF degradability. Photo: Maryin Sandburg
07-04-2022 | Expert opinion

Effective control of aflatoxins in dairy cows

Practical training in Nigeria: Photo: Snorri Sigurdsson
28-02-2022 | Expert opinion

A dairy journey in Africa: Why Nigeria?

Although the vast majority of farmers were implementing preventive trimming, there was a large variation in terms of when this was undertaken both in terms of frequency and also its timing within the management cycle. Photo: Henk Riswick
16-02-2022 | Expert opinion

Research: What do farmers want to know about hoof trimming?

Fresh grass can produce insoluble ammonium salts with magnesium, significantly reducing Mg-bioavailability (Blood Mg <2mg/100ml). Photo: Shutterstock
10-02-2022 | Expert opinion

Controlling cow metabolic diseases via balanced rations

Photo: Shutterstock
10-01-2022 | Expert opinion

One step at a time

In most cases, more emphasis should be given on feeding strategies including feeding system. Photo: Koos Groenewold
27-12-2021 | Expert opinion

Dairy rations to alleviate milk fat depression

Praying for a good crop
17-11-2021 | Expert opinion

Praying for a good crop