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Cow facial recognition: It is really happening Just like humans, cows have their own set of unique facial features and these characteristics can now be read as usable data by technology to identify
22/09/2017
Diversifying in an unstable milk market At a farm in France, owned by eight entrepreneurs, the focus lies on increasing efficiency and on new activities. This makes the company as a whole less
22/09/2017
Heat stress: an increasing risk for European cows As climate change becomes an omnipresent issue in global agriculture, heat stress in Europe will become an increasing issue in, not only the usual areas
25/09/2017
How to optimise dairy replacement? This is what Professor Jud Heinrichs told the crowd at the 31st Alltech annual symposium, currently held in Lexington, Kentucky.
25/09/2017
Farmers often miss the mildly lame cows When it comes to effectively managing lameness in dairy and beef cattle, there is no magic bullet. And the biggest opportunity to improve is with the mildly
25/09/2017
Protein in dairy diets: 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
25/09/2017
Maximising profit from pasture management The Glass family owns 500 Holstein cows producing 8,500 litres of milk primarily on pasture in Victoria, Australia. The aim is to improve the bottom line
25/09/2017
Amino acid nutrition key for dairy cows The importance of optimising the supply of amino acids (AA) to improve protein utilisation, increase milk production and milk solids is an industry game
25/09/2017
New tool should help to select for better cows Efficiency is key and the more the cow produces from the feed it consumed the better. But breeding for the ‘perfect’ cow entails more than selecting
25/09/2017
Farmers want easy and functional dairy cows The Dutch breeding organisation K.I. SAMEN may not be the biggest breeding company around, it does have its own philosophy on how to breed the best dairy cow
25/09/2017