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

We're sharing some Smart Farming features to help you be more efficient with your reproduction and cow herd management.

The theory is that when cattle are fed elevated grain levels, highly fermentable starch in the rumen is rapidly fermented by bacteria, causing a drop in rumen pH. This acidity causes damage to the ...

Before we talk about using sugar for dairy cows, we need to understand what we are discussing. Sugar is a carbohydrate and ...

It’s widely known that cattle burps are a major contributor to global warming. The main culprit is methane, a greenhouse gas by-product of the fermentation processes in a bovine’s rumen ...

The cow’s amazing ability to sustain itself by eating nothing but grass is one of the marvels of nature, but it comes at a cost. As grass ferments in the rumen — one of four compartments in th ...

Ensure a smooth transition to spring grass with expert grazing strategies, rumen health tips, and nutritional advice to boost cow performance ...

To avoid this, we must make sure the cow is getting the best nutrition from her feed. Several factors play a role in feed efficiency, but rumen health is one of the most important. Research ...

Soya has long been a staple protein source in dairy cow diets, but its hefty environmental impact has led to questions over ...