Dairy Cattle

Beef Cattle

Bipartisan bill would expand grazing land to support beef industry

A bipartisan bill that would create a new voluntary grazing land restoration program that would open up to 20 million new acres for grazing has been introduced in the U.S. Senate.

Sustainability in Feed Production

Nigeria’s livestock sector set for major overhaul

Key to achieving the federal government’s ambitions is the creation of livestock centers tailored to individual states, while other new policies offer opportunities for the sector.

Dairy Cattle

Cows can eat seaweed — and maybe always have, study finds

New research determines ruminal microbiome contains 'latent' bacteria that digest seaweed, raising possibility of other latent capabilities.

Agriculture Technology

US, Korean researchers building system for real-time feed nutrition analysis

The nutritional value of feedstuffs can differ widely from standard values and assumptions, researcher says.

Animal Nutrition Views

How trypsin inhibitors affect young animals

Piglets are highly sensitive, but broiler chicks and pre-weaned calves may be even more vulnerable.

Dairy Cattle

Calf-centric nutrition can shape calf health, support herd resilience, enhance productivity

Scientific insights shared in the white paper “From feeding to nurturing: The evolving science around calf feeding” reveal that metabolic programming during early life can support animal health and welfare, environmental sustainability, and long-term dairy performance.

Feed Additives

EFSA calls for data on safety of 3-NOP feed additive for dairy cows

The European Food Safety Authority has received a mandate for a scientific opinion on the safety of the feed additive 3-nitrooxypropanol (3-NOP) for dairy cows and cows for reproduction.

Agriculture Technology

Digital tools boost dairy farm sustainability, efficiency

Projects that measure on-farm data and use digital analytics are helping dairy producers achieve better sustainability goals and improve efficiency.

Beef Cattle

Supplementation of B vitamins may benefit stressed cattle

Shoki Hirano, a graduate student in animal science at Iowa State University, has been working on a research project to gain insight into the role B vitamin supplements play in preventing illness in cattle.

Carbon Emissions Reduction

Study: ‘Grass2Gas’ may be the key to sustainable dairy farms

But researchers found that more sustainable agricultural practices must be balanced with farm operations to improve the environmental footprint of farms.

Animal Health & Veterinary

Simulation suggests microplastics impair ruminal fermentation

Interactions in the rumen may increase the odds that plastics enter the blood stream, but more research is needed to understand health effects in livestock.

Feed Ingredients

Kenya’s latest initiative addresses feed insecurity

The government of the East African state has launched a program to create animal feed reserves as a buffer against climatic extremes.

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