Jargon like "chelation, bioavailability, magic bullet” and so on often makes proper understanding of true mineral nutrition more difficult than it needs to be. Regardless, feeding of minerals has extreme importance in the maintenance and production ...

01 apr 2002

As the BSE hysteria calms, some of the quieter voices are still audible. These are offering alternative explanations for the cause of the epidemic. Though research is still in its infancy, Czech scientist Dr Josef Hlásny firmly believes that scrapie...

01 apr 2002

Colostrum management is one of the most critical components of calf feeding. There are a number of considerations to be taken into account to ensure that the calf can best utilise this valuable resource.

01 jun 2001

The benefits of enzymes are most apparent when fed in poorly digestible diets to birds facing a large microbial challenge. This usually means that the poorer poultry producers are most likely to be the largest beneficiaries of enzyme use. Once again, ...

01 apr 2001

The critical link between nutrition, acidosis and laminitis appears to be associated with altered haemodynamics of the peripheral microvasculature. In many dairy operations, the challenge is not with acute, but sub-clinical acidosis. Daily ruminal pH...

01 feb 2001