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...
During this Real Science Lecture from Dr. Joe McFadden and Balchem, we share research and details on how we can speed up progress to mitigating methane emissions...
Introduction The global population is anticipated to reach around 10 billion people by 2050. At the same time the global middle-class is growing significantly particularly in high populous countries such as China and India. The combination of these two factors places significant pressure on global food systems which must be capable of providing food and nutrition security in 2050. The next 30 years are arguably one of the most critical transitions in human history as we approach a...
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 Lesaffre, Dr Brice-Audren Riché welcomes all visitors
Phileo by Lesaffre brought together more than 100 key stakeholders of the livestock industry at their new factory to discuss the future of a...
Make your plans now to attend the in-person 2023 Symposium on Gut Health in Production of Food Animals , October 29-November 1, 2023, at the Hilton St. Louis at the Ballpark in St. Louis, Missouri.
The symposium is now accepting ...
A lot of information has been published in the last decades, dealing with the negative effect of summer heat stress on the productive and reproductive traits of the high yielding cow. Very limited information existed however, up until the last years, on the effect of heat stress on the feed efficiency of cows (as estimated by the feed to milk ratio). Knowing the full extent of the economic losses caused to the cows due to heat load can help to present to the dairy farmers...
During this Real Science Lecture by Dr. Joe McFadden and Balchem, we share research and details on how we can speed up progress to mitigating methane emissions...
Hylton Buntting from Phileo by Lesaffre explains the benefits of using a premium yeast probiotic to help achieve sustainability in dairy cow farming
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During this Real Science Lecture from Dr. Joe McFadden and Balchem, we share research and details on how we can speed up progress to mitigating methane emissions...
Holly McGill (Elanco / ANCC 2023 Organizing Committee) comments on the program and activities of the upcoming Animal Nutrition Conference of Canada in Montreal, Quebec, and invites you to attend (May 9-11), during this Engormix interview....
Stefan Eils, Director Sustainability Development at Evonik Animal Nutrition, discusses how Evonik is working on reducing the environmental impact of livestock operations around the world
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Actisaf® Sc 47 helps optimise dairy management to deliver full genetic potential, improving breeding efficiency and profits in today’s farming environment in which sustainability is highly prized....
An engaging program
This year’s program was carefully designed to feature relevant and engaging presentations on the theme of “Strengthening the Nutritional Foundation for Animal and Industry Resiliency”. Experts in their fields will present on innovations in livestock nutrition for both major and minor livestock species and offer significant takeaways that attendees can apply to their daily roles in the industry.
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Dr. Ryan Ordway, Global Director of Strategic Accounts at Balchem, explains how Balchem has become a leader in rumen-protected methionine and also about its ongoing research and development projects
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