As Irish dairy herds continue into the grazing season, lush grass offers huge opportunities for low-cost milk production. But ...
Inside every cow’s stomach lives a teeming world of single-celled organisms, and one of them has been hiding a secret. A ...
For beef finishers, winter is often a time when a high level of starch is being fed to get animals finished as efficiently and profitably as possible. This can be a risk factor for acidosis. Acidosis ...
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Tackling the issues that commonly disrupt rumen function will maximise milk from forage, digestive health and margins this winter. Key to this will be targeting problems effectively. Sign Up and be ...
Learning more about rumen function and how to improve it is key to boosting production in dairy herds and generating wealth for New Zealand farmers. Altum Animal Nutrition Manager Jackie Aveling said ...
With feed and forage representing 70% of the variable costs of finishing beef and lambs, improving its utilisation can have a substantial impact on profitability. Feed efficiency, or the amount of ...
For beef finishers, winter is often a time when a high level of starch is being fed to get animals finished as efficiently and profitably as possible. This can be a risk factor for acidosis. Acidosis ...