Cooling the cows through a combination of wetting and forced ventilation is the most common method in the world today. I estimate that more than 80% of the cows that are currently cooled in the world are cooled by this method. Today we know very well what is required to cool the cows properly, in terms of the "wetting quality", air speed and the time required for cooling during the day and throughout the year. In this article, I would like to describe how was developed the knowledge on...
Heat stress is considered one of the main causes of performance and economic losses in the world dairy sector. These losses are proportional to the degree of heat stress cows are subjected to (days or hours per year, cows are exposed to THI above threshold), as well as to the level of production and some nutritional and managerial practices. Do we really know to quantify the total losses? The answer for the moment is no! The literature published until now deals with most of the...
Ottawa, ONTARIO — What impact will global changes have on Canada’s feed industry? How can local solutions help the sector thrive? How can the feed industry address animal nutrition and feed security to build the sector of tomorrow?
Answers to these questions will be at the...
Balchem Animal Nutrition & Health Leads Innovation in Livestock Nutrition with 3 Exclusive One-Day Seminars.
The seminar series, titled " New Developments in Transition Cow Nutrition ," will showcase cutting-edge research and insights into optimizing the nutritional...
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....