Nutrition

The trial period will explore ways to efficiently and effectively package and transport the almond feed and assess if the feed can be manufactured and used in New Zealand at scale. Photo: Marcia Cripps

09-03-2023 | Article

Almond hull feed trial to reduce methane emissions in dairy cows

Type of fat supplement included in dairy rations should be considered to help ensure that the most-appropriate functional and physical properties of milk fat are achieved as required by a particular milk processor. Photo: Canva

06-03-2023 | Expert opinion

Fat nutrition in dairy diets – what are the latest findings?

In January this year, Rumin8 commenced two safety and efficacy trials of its methane reducing feed supplements in New Zealand. Photo: Dairy NZ

06-03-2023 | News

Red seaweed replication to cut dairy methane

The storage method is an important factor affecting feed quality and the farm economy. Photo: Herbert Wiggerman

01-03-2023 | Article

Strategies for reducing dairy feed costs

Dry matter intake play an important role is the depth and duration of negative energy balance. Photo: Canva

26-01-2023 | Article

Feeding postpartum cows successfully

Mulberry silage to promote dairy cow gut health

12-01-2023 | Article

Mulberry silage to promote dairy cow gut health

There has been some concern that providing feed 1x may result in slug feeding, which could predispose a cow to sub-acute rumen acidosis. Photo: Ton Kastermans

11-01-2023 | Article

Maintain cow gut health with proper feed and grazing management

Like every edition, the conference took place at the Paris la Villette Convention Center, with more than 600 delegates. Photo: Philippe Caldier

09-01-2023 | Article

Dairy conference: Protein self-sufficiency and sustainability

Dairy farmers have teamed up with researchers to test the practice on both milking cows and some youngstock and dry cows to find out if mob-grazing can add value to a dairy business. Photo: Canva

05-01-2023 | Article

Mob grazing for dairy – Can tall grass boost forage?

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

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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