Australian farmer and meat producer John McLeod is supplying his 60 Wagyu beef cows a local premium wine on request of a client, the famous Japanse chef Akio Yamamoto.

Many trials have shown that the protein source in the diet of the dairy cow could have a marked influence on milk protein secretion. In practical ration formulation it is almost impossible to meet both the lysine and methionine constraints for high milk production (also meat production in beef animals and sheep) respectively from conventional raw materials alone.

Nutrient synchrony (or the distribution of nutrients within a day) affects protein, glucose and fat metabolism and can ultimately impact on the utilization of nutrients in preruminant calves, concludes PhD student Joost van den Borne at Wageningen University in the Netherlands.

Dr. Allen Trenkle of Iowa State University has summarized four ISU studies where cattle were fed up to 40% distillers grains. There was some reduction in marbling at these high levels, but the net value of the carcasses in a typical grid market did not differ greatly.

Cows fed a diet rich in omega-3 produce enriched meat that has significant benefits for consumers, suggests new research from Kansas State University.

The use of growth promoting hormones in North American beef cows not only profits beef producers, it also benefits consumers and the environment. This is the remarkable conclusion of a new report by the Hudson Institute Center For Global Food Issues in the US.