Dairy

Calves receiving insufficient, high-quality colostrum in the correct timeframe will suffer from Failure of Passive Transfer (FPT) and have been shown to be more susceptible to disease and poorer performance in terms of daily live weight gains. Photo: Hans Prinsen

22-02 | News

UK: New calf test wins top innovation award

Based in Tasmania, Van Dairy Limited (VDL) confirmed it will cull around 10% of its herd after losing the 25 million litres supply contract. Photo: Canva

20-02 | News

Australian dairy farm to cull 700 cows after cancelled milk contract

Ukraine’s dairy sector wants urgent state aid

02-02 | News

Ukraine’s dairy sector wants urgent state aid

Calves with access to milk ad libitum consume 50–90% more milk than recommended feeding levels, while those rationed to current recommendations show behaviours associated with hunger. Photo: Canva

29-01 | Article

Re-evaluating dairy calf nutrition for long-term benefits

Annual trends in herd health from 2010 to 2023 show that 70% of herds had a SCC below 200,000 in the year ending August 2023 compared to just 26% in 2010 – an improvement of 44%. Photo: Canva

29-01 | News

UK dairy: Impressive improvements in SCC and fertility

Nutritionists are not only precision feeding by balancing for amino acids, for example, but are also ensuring the diet that is on paper is the diet the cows are actually receiving at the bunk. Photo: Canva

15-01 | Interview

What are top-producing US dairy herds doing?

Michael Eavis is no stranger to the competition, having been a previous winner in 2014, but the Worthy Farm holding has changed considerably in the past decade to the adoption of new technology. Photo: Matt Cardy

12-01 | News

In the running to win prestigious UK dairy competition

Over the past weeks, the the northern part of the country received almost 20 times more snow compared to the average, resulting in it covering almost all pastures and threatening 3.6 million heads of cattle. (Generic) Photo: Canva

12-01 | News

Mongolia’s brutal winter threatens livestock feed and cattle

At the end of October 2023 there were a total of 7,500 dairy farmers remaining in England, Scotland and Wales, which shows a decline of -4.5% compared to the same period the previous year. Photo: Canva

10-01 | News

Milk price drop leads to fall in GB dairy farm numbers

Bold cows may have produced a higher milk yield compared with fearful cows. Photo: Koos Groenewold

08-01 | Article

Cow personality and adaptation to automatic milking

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While big players like Fonterra and Saputo experienced a strong first quarter, European dairy producers faced challenges in the first half of 2023. Photo: Canva

25-09-2023 | News

Dairy industry trends and challenges in 2023

The milk pricing system will continue to evolve into the future, and further changes in the system will likely be forthcoming. Photo: Canva

09-03-2022 | Article

United States: Milk pricing and its future

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