Dairy cattle ruminal performance Technical Articles
Article published the January 18, 2022:
1. Rumen protects dairy cows against mycotoxins… only partiallyMycotoxins are toxic metabolites, produced by fungi, that can develop in grains and forages. The most well-known and probably the most feare...
Article published the December 15, 2021:
Wasting nutrients is a waste of money. But feed losses also have a direct effect on animal health and performance and makes the diet less sustainable. This can be prevented by giving the rumen more care and att...
Article published the December 15, 2021:
INTRODUCTION The importance of nutritional management for improving production and minimizing environmental impacts from beef and dairy cattle industry is well-established (McAllister et al., 1996; Havl&ia...
Article published the November 10, 2021:
Balchem has been perfecting the art of microencapsulation for more than 50 years and has spent nearly 30 years applying this technology to dairy animals to protect compounds from ruminal degradation. Balchem la...
Article published the October 29, 2021:
BackgroundBalchem now manufactures a high-quality, ruminally protected choline product called ReaShure®-XC Rumen Protected Choline, the next generation of ReaShure which provides bioavailable choline in a m...
Article published the October 18, 2021:
Introduction Fatty liver occurs in approximately 50-60% of dairy cows at orshortly after calving2,3. It occurs because the cow mobilizes energy from adipose tissue in response to hormonal changes at calvin...
Article published the October 18, 2021:
BackgroundReducing the rate at which ammonia is released from urea into the rumen may allow rumen bacteria to more effectively capture the nitrogen released. Slowing the rate of release of ammonia from urea can...
Article published the September 30, 2021:
Why should we do this?With a good controlled fermentation (con-trolling pH or acidity) in the rumen, we will do two things: first, we will maximize the energy derived from the fiber, starch and other carbohydra...
Article published the September 24, 2021:
Article published the September 15, 2021:
1. IntroductionThe use of tannin in ruminant nutrition is increasing, mainly due to its diverse positive effects in several aspects concerning physiology, metabolism, and animal performance. However, research r...