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Diet Formulation

  • Reducing more methane from dairy cows

    A grazing dairy cow can burp up to 600 grams of methane per day. As a greenhouse gas, methane is about 25 times more powerful than carbon dioxide and methane emissions from cows constitute about 65% of the total dairy farm greenhouse gas emissions. Australian dairy farmers are to be congratulated for achieving 28% reduction in methane emissions per litre of milk in 2010 compared to 1980. However, a further reduction of methane emissions is required.

      research 17 Apr
  • Cargill: Conduct recall of lamb feed

    Last week Cargill animal nutrition business announced a voluntary recall of lamb feed, due to containing an incorrect levels of sodium molybdate .

      re-calls 15 Apr
  • Three-year trial shows savings from on-farm...

    Feedlogic Corporation, a supplier of intelligent solutions for livestock production, has released results from a three-year trial which demonstrate the value of blending feed on the farm to more closely match the dietary requirements of the animals.

      pigs 11 Apr
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