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The global supplier of ingredients, Chr. Hansen, has been awarded the Grand Prix at International Veterinary Exhibition. The product awarded is the probiotic feed additive Rumenal. Rumenal is developed by the company Medipharm, which Chr. Hansen acquired in January 2008. Rumenal is a dietary supplem...
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Chr. Hansen
Date of publication :
05/21/2008
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665
If you are buying very much feed from off farm sources, you are well aware of higher feed prices. But what is your feed cost per cow per day or feed cost per hundred weight? What is a reasonable cost in today’s market? Is there anything you can do to alleviate some of the tightening of margins?Below...
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University of Minnesota Dairy Extension
Date of publication :
05/19/2008
Views:
475
We are coming into the summer months when the incidence of mastitis and the bulk tank somatic cell count tend to rise. These are due, in part, to the additional stressors placed on the cows. However, there are steps we can take to reduce the impact these summer months have on milk quality. Of p...
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Dairy Pipeline / Virginia Cooperative Extension
Date of publication :
05/14/2008
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463
Profiling of milk according to health-related unsaturated fatty acid content, 600 sample per hour capacity and ability to handle difficult samples with ease among the new options available for payment and herd improvement testing. FOSS announces the MilkoScan™ FT+, a new fully automatic milk analyse...
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FOSS
Date of publication :
05/13/2008
Views:
242
Healthy hooves put you on solid footing for efficient milk productionWhile walking, you notice a slight irritation and pain coming from your foot. It gradually gets worse and worse. Finally, you have to stop and remove a pebble from your shoe. Nothing else matters until you stop the pain.You’ve just...
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Ontario M. of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs
Date of publication :
05/08/2008
Views:
475
Grass that may help tackle global warming by cutting the level of methane given off by cows is being developed by scientists, reports the latest issue of the Society of Chemical Industry’s (SCI) magazine Chemistry & Industry.Scientists at Gramina, a joint biotech venture by Australia’s Molecular...
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AlphaGalileo via SeedQuest
Date of publication :
05/06/2008
Views:
383
With global concern over food and feed safety at all all-time high, producers are looking for answers and ways to promote confidence in the quality and safety of their products. VICAM offers a full spectrum of rapid, accurate test kits for mycotoxins and pathogens which simplifies testing and provid...
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VICAM
Date of publication :
04/30/2008
Views:
945
Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health released the first batch of Bovilis BTV8 vaccine against bluetongue to supply in Northern Europe. The animal health company, combining after the acquisition in 2007 the strength of Intervet and Schering-Plough Animal Health, is not only the world market leader ...
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Intervet
Date of publication :
04/30/2008
Views:
305
What comes out the back end of a cow can tell us a great deal about what is going into the front end! Dr. Michael Hutjens from the University of Illinois discussed the evaluation of manure as a management tool in his paper “A Blueprint for Evaluating Feeding Programs”, which he presented at the 2002...
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Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives
Date of publication :
04/30/2008
Views:
702
Feta cheese made from raw milk in Greece may hold secrets that could lead to new methods for battling food poisoning bacteria like Listeria, researchers at the University of Lincoln said. Panagiotis Chanos told delegates gathered at the Society for General Microbiology's 162nd meeting, that a team a...
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Dairy Reporter
Date of publication :
04/29/2008
Views:
131