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Additives and feedstuffs in dairy cattle nutrition
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1. Introduction Dairy cows have to afford several endocrine, metabolic, reproductive, and immunological challenges during the productive cycle. These challenges are particularly pronounced during the transition period (TP), when cows experience a reduction in dry matter intake (DMI), leading to negative energy balance (NEB), lipomobilization, and body mass loss. This metabolic stress occurs alongside drastic changes in hormone concentrations, decreased blood calcium levels, and...
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INTRODUCTION In the tropics, grasses are the main source of food for livestock; however, during the drought season, growth and quality of forages is low, affecting animals productivity. Therefore to evaluate alternatives for forage replacement during that period, turns necessary. Sugarcane is a crop produced in more than 100 countries worldwide, and its biomass production exceeds that of any other forage, making it a good animal feed strategy for sustainable agricultural...
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I. FOUNDATIONS OF ANIMAL NUTRITION Animal nutrition is the part of animal husbandry that studies the use of different foods – or, more specifically, the immediate principles that constitute them – to satisfy the needs of animals useful to man [2]. This is defined as the series of processes through which an organism acquires and assimilates food to promote its growth and replace worn or damaged tissues. The nutrients are fundamental for the animals to carry out their...
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This interview with Stefano Vandoni (Balchem) explores how TMR stability directly influences the effectiveness of rumen-protected nutrients such as amino acids. ...
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Stefano Vandoni (Balchem) highlights how a new precision release lysine technology helps nutritionists and producers manage performance, feed costs, and ration variability ...
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Stefano Vandoni (Balchem) points out the importance of encapsulation for delivering key nutrients to dairy cows ...
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Stefano Vandoni, Ruminant Technical Services Manager for Italy and MEA at Balchem, speaks about the importance of balancing amino acids to maximize efficiency and performance in dairy cows. He explains how rumen-protected technologies ensure essential nutrients reach the animal precisely where and when they’re needed. ...
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Stefano Vandoni (Balchem) explains how Balchem leverages decades of expertise in encapsulated technologies to deliver reliable rumen-protected amino acids. He highlights the Aminoshure range and previews the upcoming next-generation lysine source designed for precision and consistent on-farm performance. ...
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Stefano Vandoni, Ruminant Technical Services Manager, Italy and MEA at Balchem, shares insights on how the amino acid market is shifting across Europe, the Middle East, and North Africa ...
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Dr. Claudia Parys, responsible for the ruminant portfolio at Evonik Animal Nutrition, shares the inspiration behind developing a natural, capsaicinoid-rich solution designed to improve nutrient supply and milk production in lactating dairy cows. She also explains how this approach differs from traditional nutritional products and its unique benefits for dairy farming.
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Dr. Claudia Parys (Evonik Animal Nutrition) explains the key challenges dairy farmers face during early lactation and heat stress. She also introduces a new natural solution to mitigate these effects. ...
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A cow’s biology and genetics set the stage for her milk production potential. Thanks to genomics, the pace of genetic progress has accelerated in recent years, pushing that potential ever higher. But are we feeding cows to match it? Today’s dairy cows can achieve more with better nutrition, yet their ability to physically consume enough nutrients lags behind their rising requirements. ...
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Spotlight: “The interaction between lysine and methionine in increasing milk fat and feed efficiency is a perfect example of why balancing for all essential amino acids is so important. In an ideal world, we could provide exactly the required amount of essential amino acids, but this is difficult with only rumen protected forms of lysine and methionine currently available in the market. In this case, if we only balance for lysine or methionine instead of both, we could be missing out...
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Balchem Animal Nutrition & Health successfully concluded its European seminar series in the UK and Italy, welcoming more than 300 participants from 19 countries across Europe and the Middle East. The events featured top international speakers and...
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During the perinatal period (within three weeks postpartum), dairy cows are in a state of negative energy balance, with fat tissue breaking down and a large amount of non-esterified fatty acids (NEFA) flowing into the liver. Moderate lipolysis and a moderate release of NEFA are beneficial for cows to successfully cope with negative energy balance, but excessive lipolysis leads to high concentrations of NEFA flowing into the liver beyond the ability of liver cells to oxidize fatty acids for...
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A cow’s biology and genetics set the stage for her milk production potential. Thanks to genomics, the pace of genetic progress has accelerated in recent years, pushing that potential ever higher. But are we feeding cows to match it? Today’s dairy cows can achieve more with better nutrition, yet their ability to physically consume enough nutrients lags behind their rising requirements. ...
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1. Introduction Lactoperoxidase is one of the main protein enzymes in milk, and is found in average concentrations of 30 mg/L, much higher than the biological requirements for an optimal enzymatic reaction [1]. This enzyme belongs to the group of oxidoreductases, and is responsible for the bactericidal and bacteriostatic phase during the first hours after milking [2-4]. Lactoperoxidase enzyme is a milk protein with special biological activities, and particularly those that are...
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Fatty acids (FA) are organic molecules classified by their number of carbon atoms and number and position of double bonds between these carbon atoms (Maulucci et al., 2016). Fatty acids fulfill various functions, and they are important sources of energy. Also, FA are precursors for the biosynthesis of phospholipids, for the generation of numerous ligands for different types of receptors (Buczynski et al., 2009), and are the source of lipid mediators, particularly of molecules associated with...
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