Intensification: Opportunities for De Heus South Africa Extensive farming such as sheep and beef production are intensifying in South Africa. With less grazing, more...
Sunflower meal and peas: Perfect for sheep feed Which soy alternatives can be fed to small ruminants like sheep? Sunflower meal and peas seem to be good...
3 underutilised feed ingredients for ruminants In developing countries, animal feed ingredients can be scarce. By utilising ‘waste’ ingredients, the problem...
Feeding the ewe for vital lambs Feeding ewes the proper nutrition required in late pregnancy is vital to ensure the mother has enough colostrum...
New compound feed data for Great Britain Great Britain produced more animal feed for ruminants and poultry but less feed for pigs, compared to last year....
More sheep in the EU According to the 2016 December livestock survey from the European Union, the number of sheep in the EU increased...
AFBI pioneers with precision feeding for sheep The UK’s first electronic feed and water intake monitoring system for sheep has recently been installed at the...
Chronic copper poisoning in sheep The AFBI disease surveillance laboratories at Stormont and Omagh (Northern Ireland) saw peak numbers of cases of...
Crambe as soybean alternative in lamb diets A team of Brazilian and Canadian researchers looked at the effect of different levels of crambe meal (CM) in the...
Vitamin D linked to fertility animals High levels of vitamin D are linked to improved fertility and reproductive success, a study of wild sheep has...
Duckweed for sheep, goats and cattle Fresh or dried duckweeds have been fed to cattle, sheep and goats with relatively good results, provided that...
Almost zero CH4 emission from lambs using milk replacer Feeding artificial reared lambs with milk replacer and cream almost completely stopped CH4 (methane) release - a...
Grape seed supplementation for dairy sheep Can grape seed supplementation have a beneficial effect in dairy sheep? Researchers from the University of...
Jammu & Kashmir Govt. to make cattle feed available The Jammu and Kashmir government has formulated a Rs 300-crore plan for making feed and fodder available for...
Time to assess forage stock ahead of winter Now is the ideal time for beef and sheep farmers to calculate their forage stocks ahead of this winter,...
UK lambs may suffer from cobalt deficiency Cobalt deficiency is threatening to limit lamb growth rates, technicians are warning on the website of...
Overcoming milk fat depression in grazing sheep Dairy sheep farmers often struggle with getting the fat and protein percentages in balance. This is especially...
5 TSE cases confirmed in Europe in 2015 EFSA has published its first EU summary report on the monitoring of Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies...
Mixed grazing of cattle and sheep Mixed grazing of cattle and sheep is a system which has long been utilised in parts of the world. But what are...
Stillbirths in large litters reduced with vitamin E When ewes have 3 or more lambs, vitamin E supplementation is recommended as Norwegian research showed that this...
Soy alternatives can save on sheep feed costs Feeding ewes with alternative sources of soy can be done without affecting animal performance. It can even...
Looking back on 'Future Woolscapes' My mind sometimes wanders off to the time when I did my internship at the University of Sydney (back in 1999)....
Feeding the world…ehm…China? By 2050, farmers around the world will need to produce at least 80% more meat and 52% more grain. These...
Polyphenols: Anti-oxidant alternative for vitamin E Vitamin E is an effective anti-oxidant and helps to protect against ageing and disease. It is also expensive...
New grass mixture offers high protein feed option Farmers looking to increase the amount of protein produced off farm may be interested in a new unique grass...
Cow management in a hot climate Israel enjoys the highest average milk production in the world, close to 12,000 kg/cow/year, despite having a...
Realising the projected growth of the next decade Late in June OECD and FAO jointly published Agricultural Outlook 2013-2022. Have we already considered the...
Realising the projected growth of the next decade It has been two months since OECD and FAO jointly published Agricultural Outlook 2013-2022. Have we already...
Ukraine’s feed industry – renewing facilities and processes The Soviet Union’s granary – that’s what Ukraine used to be called. Even today grain production is very...
Analysing Haemonchus in Tunisian ruminants Parasitic gastroenteritis caused by Haemonchus spp. is a major cause of economic losses in the livestock...
Fumonisins – Underestimated but controllable by... Fumonisins are frequently occurring mycotoxins with great relevance in animal feed. An effective way to...
Special feed halves methane production in ruminants Nitrate and sulphate reduce methane production in the rumen of cattle and sheep. If their feed contains a small...