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Calving at 24 months of age does not negatively affect future performance; rather, it improves overall lifetime milk production performance by up to 13%.
06-06-2022 | Article

Heifer calving at the correct age

Several dairy companies in Russia are alarmed over the problems with purchasing and servicing foreign equipment due to Western sanctions. Photo: Canva
03-06-2022 | News

Russia’s dairy concerns over new sanctions

At present, there is limited data on how dairy farmers currently record antibiotic use, so the study looked at the accuracy of the records and how producers came to decisions on capturing antibiotic usage (ABU). Photo: Bert Jansen
02-06-2022 | News

Data and drivers for antibiotic use on UK dairy farms

Sea Forest is dramatically increasing its production of the seaweed supplement. Photo: Fonterra
02-06-2022 | News

Fonterra’s seaweed trial to lower emissions – what’s the latest?

Weakening demand in China to ripple in dairy markets
01-06-2022 | News

Weakening demand in China to ripple in dairy markets

Dairy Diary: May business update
31-05-2022 | News

Dairy Diary: May business update

In a briefing, the Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development, Thoko Didiza reminded the nation that it is illegal to move cloven-hoofed animals and their products out of the FMD protection zone without permission from the state veterinary services. Photo: Mark Pasveer
30-05-2022 | News

South Africa battles Foot and Mouth Disease

Photo: Ellinbank
30-05-2022 | Article

Who will win the dairy carbon-neutrality race?

To keep a business resilient, farmers should think ahead about what the plan is when staff are unavailable. Photo: Jan Willem Schouten
27-05-2022 | Article

How resilient is your dairy farm?

It’s important to maintain good management practices when working and moving animals. Photo: Anne van der Woude
25-05-2022 | Article

Tackling biosecurity from a management perspective

Research has indicated that NSAIDs do play an important role in the treatment of digital dermatitis resulting in reduced pain, improved mobility scores and increased milk yields. Photo: Mark Pasveer
25-05-2022 | Expert opinion

NSAIDs – a solution to treating digital dermatitis?

In this webinar we will hone in on sustainability in dairy farming and take into account feed efficiency and herd longevity in the dairy farming sector.
25-05-2022 | News

Webinar: Sustainable Dairy Farming

Supporting dairy farmers to operate more profitably saw Score 5 levels of support fluctuate between 36% for using market intelligence analysis, 35% for dairy breeding and genetics work and just 31% for people working in agriculture and the labour supply sectors. Photo: Mark Pasveer
24-05-2022 | News

UK: Protecting the reputation of dairy sector key

Researchers evaluated the combined effects of six herbal extracts, which were harnessed for the formulation of polyherbal nano-colloids (PHNc), to control bovine mastitis-causing pathogens Photo: Mark Pasveer
24-05-2022 | Article

Prevent mastitis: An effective alternative to antibiotics

Summit moderator Donatello Piras (l) and host Roland van der Post discussing the impressive outcome of the three-day Global Feed Safety Summit in Berlin. Photo: Fabian Brockotter
23-05-2022 | Article

Dealing with industry challenges at the GFSS