Dairy Cattle Technical Articles
Article published the March 25, 2019:
Introduction
There are numerous reasons behind the diffusion of cacti as forage or fodder around the world, such as the simple cultivation practices required to grow the crop, rapid establishment in a new area...
Article published the March 25, 2019:
The addition of yeasts as additive in ruminant diets has favorable effects on microbial population and on the ruminal fermentative indicators. Consequently, health and productivity of animals are improved (Stel...
Article published the March 6, 2019:
Imminent VFD regulations are anticipated to create challenging conditions for dairy producers. Yeast products are one of the many options that are being explored to overcome these challenges. There is a wide ra...
Article published the February 28, 2019:
The key to managing your herd through heat stress is being ready for it. Watching the weather forecast to understand the Temperature Humidity Index (THI) is the first step in managing heat stress. The color-cod...
Article published the February 26, 2019:
Introduction
Historically, most nutritionists have given little consideration to the cost of vitamins A, D, and E. Cows needed them and even at high supplementation rates, cost per cow per day was reasonable. ...
Article published the January 30, 2019:
INTRODUCTION
Feed (ration) formulation is a technique by which different feed ingredients are combined to provide required nutrient to animals for a period of time, usually 24 hours,&n...
Article published the January 8, 2019:
The addition of yeasts to the diet of ruminant animals exerts favorable effects on the microbial population and on the fermentative indicators of the rumen and as consequence; it improves health and animals pro...
Article published the December 7, 2018:
Article published the December 6, 2018:
1. Fatty acids formulation: changes in nutritionists approach, questions to be answered
The aspects abovementioned are quite well-known by nutritionist, and do not constitute major concerns for them. On th...
Article published the December 3, 2018:
1. Introduction
1.1. Arguments Scheme of the Paper
In Figure 1 a graphical abstract is provided in order to facilitate the understanding of the article and its storyline.
1.2. The Global Context: Pro...