Health & Nutrition

Although the spread of EHD in France has slowed significantly in these winter months, the number of infected farms in France is still nearing 4,000. Photo: Hans Prinsen

16-02-2024 | News

France increases compensation for livestock farmers

Research has shown the direct benefits of feeding a postbiotic feed additive to dairy cows on their udder health. Photo: Cargill

15-02-2024 | News

Udder health: Harnessing the power of postbiotics (Part 2)

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

14-02-2024 | Article

Ways to optimise forage management for dairy herds

The announcement has been welcomed by the farming community. Tom Bradshaw, NFU deputy president, said the expansion of PCR testing was a significant step. Photo: Mark Pasveer

13-02-2024 | News

UK gov widens scope of PCR testing for bovine TB

In their study published in the Journal of Dairy Science, researchers found that measuring non-verbal communication (in addition to common verbal communication) between vets and farmers during routine herd health consultations, is key to unlocking barriers for adopting biosecurity measures. Photo: Van Assendelft Fotografie

12-02-2024 | Article

Drivers and barriers in disease control and welfare in dairy

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

08-02-2024 | 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

06-02-2024 | News

Impact of feeding too much concentrates at milking

Good indicators of udder health are bulk tank somatic cell count and the rate of mastitis incidence. Photo: Cargill

01-02-2024 | News

Udder health: Harnessing the power of postbiotics (Part 1)

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

01-02-2024 | News

Feeding dairy cows lower crude protein diets

Grazing dairy cows on temperate pastures

31-01-2024 | Article

Grazing dairy cows on temperate pastures

Cow health

Routine dairy testing is a proven way to improve product quality and production efficiency. Photo: Daniel Schwarz

24-08-2020 | Article

New advancements in udder health management

Digital dermatitis (DD) is a global cause of dairy cow lameness. Photo: Dr Guatteo

11-08-2020 | Article

New treatments for digital dermatitis

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