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Smart Agriculture and Livestock: A Data-Driven Revolution Artificial Intelligence (AI) is transforming operational decision-making by providing predictive analytics based on vast volumes of data. Technologies such as IoT sensors, drones, satellites, and thermal cameras are already generating...
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Introduction It is estimated that the human world population will exceed nine billion by 2050 (United Nations, 2019), raising a global concern over food security. Increasing consumption of animal protein has been suggested as one of the sustainable strategies to address food security, as it is a rich source of the most common limiting essential amino acids (FAO, 2013; Gorissen and Witard, 2018; Van Vliet et al., 2015), as well as vitamin B12 (Obersby et al., 2013), calcium (Magkos et...
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Brief project summary It is well established that late gestation maternal nutrition is important for both calf growth and muscle development. Energy demands increase at this time, and when challenged due to reduced feed sources, pose threats of negative postnatal outcomes[1]. Studies have shown that feed restriction in late gestation impairs insulin sensitivity, altering energy metabolism of skeletal muscle[2]. This invites the idea of determining nutritional strategies that targets...
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To reduce feed costs Canadian beef cow/calf producers often use lower-quality forage, however these forages can cause palatability, digestibility, and consistent intake challenges. Forage processing can be used to combat these issues as identified in dairy and feedlot cattle who expressed improved performance and health. However, the benefits of forage processing for the cow-calf sector have not been well-established. Forage processing can also improve NDF digestibility and may help lower...
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Extreme weather events, rising temperatures and altered precipitation patterns have resulted in increased feed insecurity. Therefore, cattle producers must find reliable and sustainable alternative feed sources to ensure operational viability. The utilization of local, low-cost, and abundant, crop residues and byproducts may be an alternative. An example of such feeds in western Canada is wheat straw, however, its low digestibility (< 50%) limits its use in feedlot cattle diets....
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Introduction This era may be conferred as the era of nanotechnology due to the use of nanoparticles in diversified purposes such as in the fields of medicine, engineering, information, environmental technology [1,2], pigments, food, electronics appliances [3], biological, and pharmaceutical applications [4,5], etc. Nanomaterials are also used in the fields of biology (molecular and cellular), biotechnology, mineral nutrition, physiology, reproduction, pharmacology, etc., in both...
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Updated Vitamin Requirements Across Species: Microvit® Nutrition Guide
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INTRODUCTION The United States is the largest producer of beef in the world, with over 11 million head of beef cattle in feedlots at any given time (as of May 2020; USDA, 2020). Corn is one of the most important ingredients in feedlot cattle diets because it is in expensive and energy dense. Mechanical processing of corn has been used in the feedlot industry for decades to increase starch digestibility, and, conse quently, improve growth performance and carcass characteristics...
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These attributes make prilled urea the preferred option for livestock • Has typically a uniform size and a smooth surface. • Is often used in animal feed formulations due to its ease of handling. • Dissolves relatively quickly in water, making it readily available as a source of nitrogen for livestock. "Our certification is your peace of mind"...
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FIGAP 2026: The Scientific And Technological Exhibition Of The Livestock Industry
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Introduction Changing climatic conditions in Western Canada has led to increased amounts of wheat grain failing milling grade standards and as a result more is available as feed (He et al., 2015). One reason for wheat grain failing grading standards is infection with Fusarium graminearum and/or Claviceps purpurea, which produce deoxynivalenol (DON; Bianchini et al., 2015) and ergot alkaloids (EA; Tittlemier et al., 2015), respectively. Due to the ability of the rumen microbial...
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Why TMR Stability Defines the Success of Rumen-Protected Nutrients
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Erika Paiva, Ruminant global program manager at Phileo by Lesaffre, highlights how to get better feed efficiency and higher milk production with Actisaf®, the reference yeast probiotic
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Introduction Near record high feed, fuel, and fertilizer prices, and high inflation rates all have put increasing economic burden on beef producers. The increased cost of feeding cattle means that increasing feed efficiency is critical to feedlot production. Historically, feed costs represent about 70% of the total cost of production for feedlot operators and therefore, feed efficiency has 4 x greater economic return when compared to the same improvement in feedlot growth (Gibb and...
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Wenli Li (US Dairy Forage Research Center) talks about using diets to manipulate rumen microbiome, during the Symposium on Gut Health in St. Louis, USA....
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Introduction There is a famous quotation that ´Bull is half of the dairy herd´, although this quotation mainly deals with his genetic worth but no body can ignore the environment´s effects on his contribution to his offspring. Amongst the number of environmental factors, the main is "nutrition". It is that part of management of breeding bulls that is always not only neglected but is ignored. If we review the work done on this...
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The objective of raising beef cattle is to obtaining good quality meat in a short period of time. Prerequisite for that is a healthy herd that turns feed into body mass, under optimal growing conditions where animals feel comfortable. This all starts from the very beginning, under skilled management conditions and with well-balanced nutrition. Selsaf, Actisaf and Safmannan - natural yeast products from Phileo by Lesaffre, have proved to be useful additions to achieving...
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Introduction The use of exogenous enzyme supplements for dairy and beef cattle has received much attention during the last several years. Research efforts have mainly focused on the application of fibrolytic enzymes as feed pre-treatment agents or as direct-fed supplements. Direct feeding of exogenous enzyme preparations is more practical and is supported by studies showing high stability of fungal carbohydrases in rumen fluid (Hristov et al., 1998; Morgavi et al., 2000) and...
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