Tips for feeding new-born calves in winter Since new-born calves depend on milk for most of their energy needs, it is especially important to adjust the...
Finding the right probiotic strains for young calves Can certain probiotic strains colonise and persist in 1-month old calves? Research from Uruguay showed that it can.
Feed flavours for cattle: The benefits Cows have a large number of taste buds. The use of feed flavours is therefore a good way to increase feed intake...
Restricted or ad lib milk replacer? Effects on 4 parameters Is it best to feed newborn calves ad libitum milk replacer for the first 5 weeks or is it better to have...
Effect of plane of nutrition during gestation Recent research has demonstrated that plane of nutrition during gestation of the mother cow can influence the...
100,000 visitors at Trouw R&D centre In April, the 100,000th visitor was welcomed at the Trouw Nutrition R&D facilities in Boxmeer, the Netherlands....
Milk with residues: Feed for calves? Dairy calves fed milk from cows treated with antimicrobials have a higher probability of excreting resistant...
Biomin renames feed additive product for calves Animal nutrition company Biomin has renamed the phytogenic feed additive Digestarom® Milk to Digestarom® Bos.
Colostrum: 4 litres within one hour is key The intake of colostrum, right after birth is essential. According to Trouw Nutrition, an increased intake will...
AB Neo launches new dairy feed products AB Neo (a division of AB Agri Ltd) introduces two new products for dairy cows; one for cows in the post-partum...
Land O’Lakes invests further in calf nutrition Land O’Lakes Animal Milk Products recently completed construction on a state-of-the art research facility...
3 reasons for early calf weaning The majority of US cattle producers wean calves at around 205 days of age, or roughly 7 months, and typically...
Calving expert: Colostrum is key The most important time of a newborn calf’s life is the first 24 hours, thus the significance of administering...
Heifer management: Precision feeding in 2015 The take home message and overall theme behind Alltech’s on-farm webinar, “Precision Feeding Dairy Heifers”...
Avoid cutting corners when it comes to calf nutrition “The consequences of cutting corners in calf nutrition just to save costs can have a long lasting effect,” says...
Amino acids for healthier calves? New Mexico State University Assistant Professor Eric Scholljegerdes is developing an amino acid feed supplement...
Yeast as a direct-fed microbial for neonatal calves A review of yeast as a direct-fed microbial and the effects that it may have on calf performance.
Digestive, metabolic and production responses to cold stress Although much work has been conducted to examine the effects of heat stress and other environmental factors on...
Strong heifers through optimised nutrition The first 2 months of a dairy cow are critical. Nutritional programming can help to produce stronger heifers and...
Probiotic helps calves cope better with Salmonella A probiotic can help calves to be better protected against an acute phase of Salmonella infection, a research...
Feeding cows to nourish the dam and the calf Nourishing the pregnant cow benefits the offspring's health and production later in life. Therefore, the energy...
Calves can profit from hydrolysed wheat proteins Young animals need to be fed with nutrients that stimulate growth, but also fuel gut development. Hydrolysed...
Programming: For nerds and nutritionists? When I hear ‘programming’, I think of people sitting behind a computer and doing software programming for many...
Calf care Just a few weeks ago I witnessed dairy cow embryos being sold at the World Dairy Expo in Madison Wisconsin for...
Proper feeding of the dairy calf pays off On October 22 -23, Dutch feed company Nutreco organised its LifeStart dairy calf symposium. During the two days,...