Dairy Cattle

Sustainability in Feed Production
Kenya seeks solutions to boost feed, milk supply resilience
A prolonged period of lower-than-average rainfall is driving the East African state’s growers and dairy farmers to explore alternative feeding strategies.
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Sustainability in Feed Production
Philippines looks for ways to mitigate El Nino
With a particularly strong El Nino phenomenon in prospect, the nation’s agriculture ministry is investigating ways to ensure national food security.
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Feed Ingredients
Application for FDA approval of hemp ruminant feed expected this year
The Hemp Feed Coalition has launched a research webinar series to promote the ingredient and raise funds for future ingredient applications.
Hemp seeds in wooden bowls with a wooden spoon and bottle of oil on rustic wooden surface
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.
Black cattle grazing in a green pasture with trees and blue sky with white clouds
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.
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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.
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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.
Three cattle eating hay from a concrete feeding trough in a farm barn structure
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.
Three young piglets with pink snouts and ears resting together on straw
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.
Black and white dairy cow eating hay from a metal feeder in a farm enclosure
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.
Holstein dairy cow in milking stall with straw bedding and metal infrastructure
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.
Holstein dairy cows standing in straw-covered pen with yellow ear tags
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.
Three black Angus cattle standing in green pasture with numbered ear tags
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