Monitoring and transmitting in real time and continuous manner the body temperature of the cows has become a reality these days. This can improve the effectiveness of cooling treatments given to the cows, with all the benefits that can arise from that. The following article presents the knowledge and experiences accumulated in the last years in Israel, based on monitoring cow's body temperatures, using intravaginal data loggers. In one of my first cooling projects, carried out on a...
In Spain, the beef fattening system is an intensive system where calves are commonly housed in partially open barns with straw bedding and 40% of the calves, mainly males, are from dairy origin (surplus calves). These calves are transported by road for long hours (up to 3-5 days) from their dairy origin farms to the rearing farm where these calves are fed low amounts of milk replacer for 6-8 weeks and concentrate and straw ad libitum in separate feeders from very young ages with a resulting...
Bradley "Scott" Sorrell, Director of Global Marketing at Balchem Corporation, points out how this podcast stands out from others by offering insightful discussions and deep dives into the latest advancements in the dairy industry...
radley "Scott" Sorrell, Director of Global Marketing at Balchem Corporation, explores the importance of choline for animal health and the significant impact of Balchem's research in this area. Learn how Balchem's dedication to advancing choline supplementation has positively influenced animal health and productivity, revolutionizing the agricultural industry's approach to nutrition and welfare....
Manuel Maire, General Manager at Phileo by Lesaffre, speaks about the innovative approaches that Phileo employs to address
the challenges in animal health and nutrition
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Discover Phileo's hands-on approach to collaborative stakeholder engagement in redefining standards within animal nutrition. Hear what Manuel Maire, General Manager at Phileo by Lesaffre, has to say about it
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Gildas JOALLAND, Global Marketing Manager at Phileo by Lesaffre, speaks about the Full Life Cycle Assessment of Yeast Production in the Dairy Industry...
Dr. Dirk Hoehler, SVP Essential Nutrition at Evonik, provides more details on Evonik’s backward integration of their DL-Methionine plant and their global methionine production network...
Maxime Briche, Western Europe Ruminant Manager at Phileo by Lesaffre, talks about Digescan Service, a sieving kit for a quick evaluation of feed digestibility directly on farm
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General Manager Phileo by Lesaffre, Mr Manuel Maire
Lesaffre, a key global player in fermentation and microorganisms for over 170 years, announces the appointment of Manuel Maire as...
Marissa Hake (Director of Animal Welfare and Sustainable Farming at Fairlife) comments on sustainability and research, during this Swine It interview with host Laura Greiner....
Marissa Hake (Director of Animal Welfare and Sustainable Farming at Fairlife) talks about the best way to communicate with consumers, during this Swine It interview with host Laura Greiner....
Marissa Hake (Director of Animal Welfare and Sustainable Farming at Fairlife) speaks on consumer's point of view and values, during this Swine It interview with host Laura Greiner....
Marissa Hake (Director of Animal Welfare and Sustainable Farming at Fairlife) speaks on how to share information with consumers, during this Swine It interview with host Laura Greiner....
Summer heat stress is currently one of the biggest causes of economic losses to the global dairy industry, especially in the hot regions of the world. The International Dairy Federation (IDF) decided to deal with the problem and established recently an expert's committee to examine the issue and recommend ways to deal with it at the global level. After being recommended by the Israeli Dairy Board to participate in this committee, I found myself serving in a central role in...
Tyson Foods recently announced it will combine its Prepared Foods business unit with the company’s Growth organization. Melanie Boulden has been named Group President of Prepared Foods, an expansion of her current role as Chief Growth Officer at Tyson Foods. This approach will directly support the company’s vision and strategy focused on value creation, continued growth and the customer and consumer experience. Boulden will now oversee Tyson Foods’ broad retail, foodservice...
INTRODUCTION The profitability of dairy farms is an increasing concern in many economies around the world (Ellis et al., 2020; Ojo et al., 2020). This is the result of continuous economic, political, social, and environmental factors affecting different countries and regions (O’Leary et al., 2018; Ramsbottom et al., 2021). Therefore, dairy farmers are continuously searching and updating strategies and technologies that can improve the dairy farm technical and economic...