nutrition

The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) estimates at least 25% of the world s food crops are contaminated with mycotoxins.
11-01-2021 | News

Mycotoxins: Don’t underestimate the impact on herd health

Dairy Diary: December business update
30-12-2020 | News

Dairy Diary: December business update

The effect of inorganic plus organic selenium supplementation of feeding dairy cows at a moderate level was more effective than sodium selenite, increasing milk selenium concentration of dairy cows by 29.7%. Photo: jcomp
24-12-2020 | Article

Organic selenium in cow feed for dairy products

Nutrition can have significant effects on the immune system thereby affecting infection rate and severity of mastitis. Photo: Henk Riswick
22-12-2020 | Article

Fighting mastitis with feed strategies

An important thought behind fibre rich feed is that piglets are born faster, and that milk starts flowing swiftly. Photo: Ruud Ploeg
07-12-2020 | Article

Top producing sows need extra fibre

The rumen microbiome is the cornerstone of nutrition and current science has only scratched the surface of the complexity. Photo: Mark Pasveer
07-12-2020 | Expert opinion

The future of dairy nutrition and emerging innovations

Photo: Darling Ingredients
07-12-2020 | Article

Gut health improving bioactive proteins in spray-dried plasma

Dairy Diary: November business update
30-11-2020 | News

Dairy Diary: November business update

Many farms have adequate levels of silage filling clamps this winter, but the opportunity to maximise milk from forage, to increase margin per litre, relies heavily on good ration formulation. Photo: KW Alternative Feeds
27-11-2020 | Article

Correctly balancing rations is key in dairy cow nutrition

Recently, a study by Dr. Peiqiang Yu et al showed the potential of using chickpeas as cattle feed. Photo: Zana van Dijk
25-11-2020 | News

Chickpeas for cattle nutrition: hummus not just for humans