The concept of feeding sugars to dairy cows to improve milk production is becoming more popular. According to the company Al Khaleei Sugar in Dubai using 'sugar syrup', a sugar byproduct, is preferable to using molasses. George john even suggests th...

01 apr 2006

Emulsifiers. Nothing new, many will say. And indeed their use has long been practiced in our industry. Although their main use was to improve fat solubility in aqueous media, farmers using them were found to be adding more than was recommended- and g...

01 apr 2003

Feeding fats to dairy cows has moved on over the past few years, from rumen "protected" fats to rumen stable fractionated triglycerides- and their performance has improved with them. Supplying to high yielding dairy cows has never been easier.

01 apr 2003

Grazing is a valuable, low cost resource for feeding high-yielding dairy cows. However, the balance between providing sufficient energy and managing grassland is delicate. Full exploitation of grazing systems to maximise milk yield requires that con...

01 sep 2001

In modern feeding scenarios, the conditions within the rumen often fall outside the range for maximum fibre digestion by the rumen microflora. A more complete understanding of the mode of action of enzymes will allow development of low-cost enzyme pr...

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