Nutrition

Proteins in normal silages are less efficiently utilised by animals than proteins in fresh crops. Photo: Ruud Ploeg

29-12-2022 | Article

Silage making: Problems and solutions

Photo: Canva

20-12-2022 | Article

Combining starch and sugar in lactating cow diets

Frequent feeding, pushing feed up at the bunk and not having cows wait was a thread throughout all the presentations. Photo: Koos Groenewold

15-12-2022 | News

Dairy cows in 2023: Focus on welfare and precision feeding

"Nitrogen is a major issue in cattle and other ruminants. So yes, we are also working on that," says Julien Martin. Photo: Canva

14-12-2022 | Article

Interview: “Bovaer is a game changer for dairy farming”

Feed product called SilvAir, works by mopping up some of the hydrogen produced in the rumen during fermentation of feedstuffs and reduces the amount available to combine with carbon to produce methane. Photo: Canva

01-12-2022 | News

Dairy farmers hear how nitrate can reduce methane

As feed costs rise, feed efficiency becomes one of the key economical drivers that farmers must monitor closely. Photo: Alltech

28-11-2022 | Article

Feed efficiency imperative against inflation

Less common winter mono-culture crops currently being trialled. Canola is one of the crops showing strong potential in producing-high yielding, high-quality silage. Photo: René Groeneveld

28-11-2022 | Article

Australian research leads to uptake of home-grown forages

Photos: Vincent ter Beek

28-11-2022 | News

Review | Sustainable feed production – where do phytogenics fit in?

Video: Galama Media

24-11-2022 | Article

VIDEO: Dairy feed efficiency – from low protein diets to youngstock

Lars van de Nieuwenhof accurately weighs Bovaer10, Agrifirm's mineral mixture to which Bovaer has been added, for use in his feed mixer. He calculates with 150 g of Bovaer10 per cow per day. Photo: Bert Jansen

04-11-2022 | News

Bovaer pilot: CO2 reduction revenue model

Antibiotic Reduction - paving the way forward

Photo: Vincent ter Beek

16-12-2019 | Blog

Can less be more?

Dairy cattle in Minas Gerias, Brazil. Photo: Daniel Azevedo

16-12-2019 | Article

Latin America: Exploring antibiotic usage across the region

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