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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

In terms of provincial distribution, the more sustainable farms were mainly located in the provinces of Overijssel, Friesland and Groningen, and were less represented than the rest of the farms in Gelderland, North Holland, and Drenthe.
05-02-2024 | Article

Do sustainable dairy farms perform better economically?

Following earlier protests in Germany, thousands of farmers blocked the main roads in France with their tractors. (Generic) photo: Canva
05-02-2024 | News

European Commission cracks as farmers protests intensify

Ukraine’s dairy sector wants urgent state aid
02-02-2024 | News

Ukraine’s dairy sector wants urgent state aid

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

Dairy Diary: January business update
31-01-2024 | News

Dairy Diary: January business update

Grazing dairy cows on temperate pastures
31-01-2024 | Article

Grazing dairy cows on temperate pastures

Irish dairy companies but also their farmers/members should start to worry, the president of the Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association ICSMA Denis Drennan said earlier. He explained that the steep fall in production figures for 2023 was down to a number of factors. Photo: Canva
30-01-2024 | News

Irish milk production is in sharp decline

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
29-01-2024 | 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
29-01-2024 | News

UK dairy: Impressive improvements in SCC and fertility

It's better not offer this for consumption for animals: maize affected by mycotoxins. Photo: Canva
26-01-2024 | Article

Back to the basics: An introduction to mycotoxins

A lack of feed in some cases could heavily weigh on the expansion plans in Kazakhstan dairy sector. Photo: Canva
26-01-2024 | News

Kazakhstan’s ambitious dairy development plan

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.
25-01-2024 | Article

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

The UK government has funded £3.3million to research clover use at the National Plant Phenomics Centre, IBERS, Aberystwyth University. Photo: Vince Jones - Whole Picture
24-01-2024 | News

UK gov funds research to unlock clover potential for livestock

Photos: Schothorst Feed Research
23-01-2024 | Interview

Schothorst Feed Research looking for international growth