Dairy Cattle

Animal Feed Additives & Ingredients

4 trends shaping 2025 dairy, feed production

The outlook for global dairy feed production is influenced by market shifts and advances in dairy cow genetics.

Animal Feed Manufacturers

Feeds from new Philippines mill will be based on local ingredients

Locally grown corn and copra will be the main raw materials for a new feed mill scheduled to open by the end of the year.

Feed Ingredients

Legalization of hemp 'very difficult' in dairy cow diets, researcher says

Study finds CBD in milk from newly lactating cows weeks after the animals appeared to clear the cannabinoids from their system.

Dairy Cow Health & Disease

New theory on milk fever in cows may also benefit human health

Professor Burim Ametaj, a nutritional immunobiologist in the Faculty of Agricultural, Life and Environmental Sciences at the University of Alberta, has introduced a new perspective, which he calls the Calci-Inflammatory Network.

Animal Nutrition Views

Excess protein is more harmful for ruminants

While monogastrics can handle oversupply more efficiently, ruminants face a unique metabolic burden.

Livestock & Poultry Diseases

Cattle group to FDA: Approve Ivermectin against screwworms

Concerns about a potential U.S. infestation are growing after NWS was detected in Mexico.

Animal Nutrition

Nutritional strategies to support heat-stressed dairy cows

Heat stress in dairy cows can be alleviated by adjusting nutrient density, balancing electrolytes and supporting immunity to help protect cow health and farm profitability through the heat of summer.

Animal Nutrition Views

Processing methods most beneficial to ruminants

Smart processing leads to healthier rumen microbes, better animal performance and, ultimately, greater farm profitability.

Carbon Emissions Reduction

Researchers target dairy GHG emissions with feed

University of Florida researchers are testing a new type of cattle feed that could help dairy cows release less methane gas from burps and flatulence and use nutrients more efficiently.

Company News

Schothorst Feed Research chooses Ruminix Software to build its own system

The collaboration aims to make SFR’s advanced expertise in dairy nutrition more accessible to feed producers worldwide, enabling data-driven decisions for optimal dairy production.

Feed Ingredient Insights

Fava beans a valuable feed ingredient for livestock

Vicia faba, or broad bean, has a high protein content, favorable amino acid profile and adaptability to various farming systems.

Animal Nutrition Views

Feeding animals in extreme cold conditions

For animals housed outside, proper nutrition becomes key to ensuring their survival and productivity during harsh winters.

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