Article published the October 21, 2016
IntroductionWith the increased cost of grain and forages in the USA, dairy producers have turned their attention to the feed efficiency of milk production. Low on-farm starch digestibility contributes to reduced feed efficiency. Several researchers have demonstrated that measuring fecal starch (FS) is highly correlated to total tract starch digestibility in dairy cows. One factor affecting the dig ...
Article published the September 26, 2016
The United States dairy production has continued to grow despite competition for land and other agricultural resources from other agronomic and livestock/poultry alternatives. More efficient utilization of resources has now become a major objective of many dairies as they increase the size of their dairy herd despite a limited land base. In the Midwest and Northeast U.S. this growth has ...
Video published on October 28, 2013
Bill Braman, Vice President of Chr. Hansen's cattle business, speaks about hot to measure and improve feed efficiency and why this is so important for the north american and the local market.
Video published on October 28, 2013
Bill Braman, Vice President of Chr. Hansen's cattle business, speaks about problems with starch digestion, processing effects on starch digestability solutions to increase lower gut digestion , etc, during the VII Congress of Forage´s conservation and Nutrition
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