It has been known that dairy cattle in developing countries often have lower milk yields and shorter lactations. Climate (high ambient temperature, humidity), low-quality feed, low levels of concentrate supplementation, […]
How to prevent and control Salmonella in feed and feed ingredients? How to prevent contamination in feed manufacturing environment: Several researchers have indicated that contaminated feed ingredients are the main […]
Using Insect Meal in Animal Feed – Introduction and Current Status – Understanding the claim and helping the sector grow Animal agriculture is facing numerous challenges related to the sustainability […]
The world is facing a food crisis bigger than any other before, increasing the costs of living, food scarcity and malnutrition. At the same time, the crisis increases the unaffordability […]
A successful dairy feeding system is defined as one that delivers the needed nutrients to each cow at the correct time (stage of lactation) to maintain maximum milk production. No […]
Colostrum (either dam’s colostrum or mixed colostrum from first milking of older cows) fed to calves as soon after birth as possible (ideally within 30 minutes and certainly within 4 […]
Find all Abbreviations used at the end of the article Nutrient requirements vary with the stage of lactation and gestation. Five distinct feeding phases can be defined to attain optimum […]
Immune Function: The purpose of the immune system is to render harmless a foreign agent which may be a bacteria, protozoan, virus or non-infectious entity such as a chemical or toxin. […]
In the face of reduced land resources, animals are increasingly being kept in smaller spaces referred to as Zero grazing and being provided with all their feed and water requirements. […]
The achievement of proper nutrition with the aid of animal by-products has, for centuries, enriched the human diet. It is, therefore, essential to perpetuate this critical role of animal by-products […]
