Article published the September 2, 2024
OverviewThe transition period is defined as approximately 21 days before and after calving, during which dry matter intake is restricted while the demand for nutrients increases rapidly and there are intense metabolic and hormonal changes which impact the whole lactation. These changes result in negative nutrient balance with attendant metabolic disorders and greater risk of disease incidences whi ...
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As of January 2017, the FDA began a stricter regulation of antibiotics commonly used in the animal-feeding industry. Livestock and poultry producers alike have been accused of overfeeding various antibiotics, largely for growth promotion purposes (i.e., for increased feed efficiency and profitability).
The ones the medical industry and the consumer have been most concerned with are those deemed m ...
Participation in Forum on July 31, 2023
Given that some methionine is used in the synthesis of choline ensuring adequate supply of the later spares the former for other vital functions including production of milk protein and immune function.
Article published the December 6, 2022
IntroductionOn average, piglet livability in Europe is 83%, ranging from 70% to 90%. It is determined by the number of still births and pre-weaning mortality in a given litter. With the increasing litter size, piglet survival is a persistent challenge to pig producers. This calls for a feeding and management strategy to improve nutrition and wellbeing of the sow in the transition phase covering la ...
Participation in Forum on May 21, 2021
Interesting.
Please send me a spec sheet for the equipment.
What is cost?
Participation in Forum on December 8, 2020
Would combining a mycotoxin binder with selenium and vit E help with the oxidative stress?
Participation in Forum on October 12, 2020
Hi Virginie
How does the efficacy of your Safwall compare with that of Bentonite-Montmorillonite?
Article published the July 20, 2020
IntroductionThe transition period into lactation remains one of the most challenging and important phases of the production cycle in a dairy cow. It is a transient period around calving characterised by drastic changes in the hormonal status, 2 to 5-fold (Bradford, 2020) increases in nutrient demand and apportioning of 85% of body glucose to the mammary gland. Simultaneously, the requirement for s ...
Participation in Forum on May 26, 2020
Hi Luis,
You are right, we now know methionine plays a role in hepatic lipid metabolism, and in reproduction by influencing the accumulation of fatty acids that supply energy and are essential to fertility in the endometrium. Reduction of methionine is also established as a novel cellular mechanism for regulating oxidation which is important under conditions of oxidative stress in transition cows ...
Participation in Forum on May 17, 2020
Hazem,You are right, protected amino acids are costly and there must be justifiable return on investment. I probably would not use it for cows yielding less than 8000lt. In any case, if you can determine the amount of yield of rumen microbial protein and compare that will milk output you tell whether or not the cow needs rumen protected amino acids. You also need to look at the whole diet and the ...