Maintaining a healthy cow herd means maintaining a healthy rumen. Over the holiday season, humans may experience stomach ...

1 Yunnan Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition and Feed, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming, China 2 Faculty of Animal Science and Technology, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming, ...

A total of 198 lactating cows were divided into two groups: a Control group receiving standard total mixed rations and a Herbs group supplemented with herbal formula for 60 days. Various parameters ...

Dairy farmers are being encouraged to gradually transition cows to grazed grass at turnout to avoid a drop in milk yields and ...

Scientists are pioneering a revolutionary approach to combat climate change: genetically engineering cow gut microbes to ...

With rising global temperatures due to climate change, heat stress in livestock is a growing concern. Ranier van Heerden, ...

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Each spring, dairy herds are hit with milk fat depression following turnout. According to Dr Richard Kirkland, Global ...

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“These forages are all highly digestible,” he said. “Rumen microbes have access to the protein in these forages very easily. When these microbes digest the forage they release gas, which builds up in ...