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Jan Dijkstra, Wageningen UR. Photo: Koos Groenewold

13-12 | Interview

Achieving methane targets: Feed additives indispensable

Nutrition can impact epigenetic regulation in the mammary gland, thus improving milk production and quality. Photo: Twan Wiermans

22-11 | Article

Impact of diet on epigenetic alteration of mammary gland in dairy cows

Cows in milking systems are fed with pellets. It is important to understand the effect of this pellet consumption on how much PMR the cows will consume. Photo: Mark Pasveer

04-11 | Article

Nutritional management when feeding cows through milking robots

The BeefTwin project will integrate the expertise of scientists from different disciplines to measure conversion rates taking place in the farm and develop a more efficient model through reconfigured farming practices. Photo: Canva

29-10 | News

AI set to revolutionise beef sector in UK

Overview of the stable. The management strategy is aimed at allowing the cows to eat as much grass as possible. Photos: Fred Libochant

25-10 | Article

Practical on farm experience: Hay the key to success in dairy cattle

Study results demonstrate that the supplementation of live yeast increases dry matter intake and lactation performance in mid-lactation high-yielding dairy cows. Photo: Peter Roek

03-10 | Article

How live yeast benefits dairy cow performance

The use of these ‘human-edible’ ingredients in livestock diets is being increasingly challenged as we seek to feed a growing global population. Photo: Canva

23-09 | News

The impact of feeding dairy cows fewer ‘human-edible’ feed ingredients

Yeast in ruminant diets: The benefits of Saccharomyces cerevisiae

19-09 | Article

Yeast in ruminant diets: The benefits of Saccharomyces cerevisiae

While the practice of using waste in feed production is ‘generally accepted’, the feed industry remains sceptical. Photo: Canva

16-09 | News

Food waste as feed could soon be an option for Russian dairy cows

Along with growth promotion willow leaves may also cut methane emissions. Willow is also known to have an anthelmintic effect. Photo: Canva

08-07 | News

Willow in lambs’ diets: Growth, health and environmental benefits

Morrisons has joined forces with Sea Forest to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions from beef cattle in a bid to help its ambition to achieve net zero agriculture emissions from its directly supplied farms by 2030. Photo: Canva

05-07 | News

Seaweed-based livestock feed launched for low carbon beef products

Methane is produced by dairy cattle through ruminal digestion, burping and through manure emissions. Photo: Anne van der Woude

01-07 | Article

Global round-up: Methane-reducing additives

Ivo Lansbergen joined DSM in 1997 and held several positions across the company’s various business units before being appointed to lead the Animal Nutrition & Health business in 2019.

17-06 | Interview

Ivo Lansbergen, dsm-firmenich: “We need a data-driven approach to enhance sustainability”

:smaXtech CEO Stefan Scherer accepts the dsm-firmenich Digital Distruptor Award (ltr: Corinne Bonadei, head of precision services at dsm-firmenich Animal Nutrition & Health, Stefan Scherer, CEO strategy & sales at smaXtech, Franz Waxenecker, senior director precision services at dsm-firmenich Animal Nutrition & Health, Dr Eva Binder, head of translational science at dsm-firmenich Animal Nutrition & Health). Photo: dsm-firmenich

06-06 | News

Game-changing technologies in dairy & beef sectors awarded