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Dietary fat may be key to dropping dairy cow GHG emissions Adding supplemental fat to dairy cow diets may reduce cows’ methane yield regardless of grain used in the diet, say researchers.
12/07/2019
How to prevent milk fever in dairy cows Prevention strategies include manipulation of the cow’s close-up diet post-calving. Hypocalcaemia, or milk fever, is a common occurrence in dairy operations
08/12/2016
Yeast may boost digestion, reduce health risks for dairy cows on high starch diets Supplemental yeast in the diets of dairy cows may improve fiber digestion, nitrogen yield and, for cows on a high starch diet, reduce risk of disease
03/02/2018
Dairy cows need lots of water to produce milk Milk is 87% water, and without sufficient water intake, cow’s milk yield will suffer. Dairy cows need lots of water to produce milk
07/11/2017
Cow bells and their effect on cow behaviour In alpine regions cows are often equipped with bells. But how do cows experience wearing these bells? Swiss researchers delved into this issue.
04/10/2017
Feeding strategies and heat stress in dairy cows What happens to the dairy cow during periods of heat stress, and what can be done to help her beat the heat? As it turns out, the most recent answer
13/02/2017
Artificial intelligence for better lameness control Researchers at Osaka University in Japan have developed an early detection method for cow lameness. Dairy Global talked to professor Yasushi Yagi
12/12/2017
Finding cows in the stable made easy A new tag can help farmers find individual cows quickly and easily. Especially on large farms, this can save dairy farmers a considerable amount of time.
29/09/2017
Feeding protein: Not as simple as it seems The efficiency with which protein is captured in milk by the dairy cow is staggeringly low. Optimising the dairy cow's use of dietary protein would decrease
02/10/2017
Benefits of fiber-degrading enzymes in dairy cow diets The addition of enzymatic feed additives to dairy cow diets increase feed intake, animal performance. Enzymes can improve feed efficiency and reduce the cost of
17/12/2016