Nutrition

If hay is stemmy or unpalatable to some animals, you might be able to chop it finer or better incorporate it into the ration. Photo: Ronald Hissink

14-02 | Article

Ways to optimise forage management for dairy herds

Hydroponic fodder systems produce fresh forage daily. These forages can be of high quality, adding to the nutritional value of the feed source.

08-02 | Article

What is the future for hydroponic fodder systems for dairy cows?

Vows receiving most of their concentrate within the milking robot did not show a higher numbers of unsuccessful milking visits. Photo: Canva

06-02 | News

Impact of feeding too much concentrates at milking

Scientists examined the effects of dietary CP content and supplementing a low CP diet with dietary starch or rumen-protected Met (RPMet) on the performance, metabolism and nitrogen-use-efficiency (NUE) in dairy cows fed a red clover and grass-based silage. Photo: Canva

01-02 | News

Feeding dairy cows lower crude protein diets

It's better not offer this for consumption for animals: maize affected by mycotoxins. Photo: Canva

26-01 | Article

Back to the basics: An introduction to mycotoxins

Proper timing of silage feeding helps maintain higher intake. That is, in hot days, silage should be fed in late evening, night and early morning.

25-01 | Article

What to consider to improve a dairy cow’s silage intake

Magazine edition 5: A focus on dairy cow nutrition

18-01 | News

Magazine edition 5: A focus on dairy cow nutrition

Phosphorus deficiency leads to delayed oestrus due to the low secretion of oestrogen and may also lead to dystocia.

27-12-2023 | Article

Biological functions and adaptive nutrition for dairy cows

Feeding the sodium humate additive to the breeding Holstein heifers up to 5 months of age improved feed intake and growth performance.

18-12-2023 | Article

Sodium humate in heifer diets has real potential

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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