dairy cattle

Jersey’s Minister for the Environment, Deputy Jonathan Renouf, said: “We don’t yet know, for sure, what has caused this devastating loss of so many of this dairy herd." Photo: Chris McCullough

05-01 | News

Contaminated feed probed as cause of 100 cow deaths on Jersey

Photo: Mark Pasveer

23-05-2022 | Article

Amino acids and formulation of dairy cow diets

With excellent summer grass growing conditions, the forage yields are high, but the utilisation of grazed grass is not as good as it could be. Photo: Chris McCullough

01-11-2021 | Article

Maximise use of grazed grass for dairy cattle

Feeding pea-wheat intercrop silage instead of grass silage halved the concentrate requirement for dairy cows without adversely affecting milk yield or quality. Photo: Mark Pasveer

07-09-2020 | Article

The effect of intercropping on cattle feed

It was shown that microalgae can be used as a protein source for lactating dairy cows. Photo: Ronald Hissink

22-07-2019 | Article

Microalgae: Suitable protein for cows

Supplementation with 30 ppm of organic zinc, improves the immune response of cattle and speeded up their recovery, compared to zinc sulphate.

15-07-2019 | News

Over- or under-prediction of some B vitamins

Climate change: Propelling heat stress problems? Photo: Chris Van Lennep

15-04-2019 | Article

Climate change: Propelling heat stress problems?

Betaine: An effective rumen modulator. Photo: Mark Pasveer

15-04-2019 | Article

Betaine: An effective rumen modulator

Trigger the brain to manage heat stress. Photo: Phode

15-04-2019 | Article

Trigger the brain to manage heat stress

Save your income from going up in smoke. Photo: Phileo Lesaffre Animal Care

15-04-2019 | Article

Save your income from going up in smoke