A network of experienced ruminant nutritionists, enabling exchange of ideas and experience amongst professionals,
A network of experience ruminant nutritionists, enabling exchange of ideas and experience amongst professionals, to understand and improve health and productivity of ruminant livestock.
Knowledge base...
Update on the Fat Evaluation Index
Bridget Maclean of Fonterra shared insights around the Fat Evaluation Index with NZARN.
Pillars of a New Dairy System, Jane Kay, DairyNZ
DairyNZ have set up a 7 year multidisciplinary R&D programme; looking for solutions to improve fertility and lifetime productivity in dairy herds.
Mycoplasma bovis – a personal US experience, Sue Macky
In the 1970’s in mid-west US, most cows were kept in tie stall barns where physical contact between cows and the spread of M bovis were very limited. The death rate of young calves was reduced with the move to
Mycoplasma bovis – MPI Update, Charlotte Austin
Mycoplasma bovis, a bacterium causing illness in cattle but not infecting humans. There is no food safety or trade issue from it being present in NZ.
NZARN news...
Lees Valley Station Meeting – December 2018
The Lees Valley Station meeting was set against the most amazing backdrop and was attended by 18 members. For details of the meeting minutes note the following download.
NZARN is proud to announce Biomin as an annual sponsor
NZARN are very grateful for the support of Biomin.
Australasian Dairy Science Symposium – Dairy Science for Profitable and Sustainable Farming
The program for the 8th Australasian Dairy Science Symposium (Palmerston North from 21-23 November) has now been released and is attached. This event is held each 2 years and is the largest technical dairy science meeting in the southern hemisphere. Registration is now
General Meeting – August 2018
The most recent NZARN meeting was held in Auckland in August 2018. It was well attended with 33 members and 4 guests. There were scientific and technical presentations on feed quality, rumen health and dairy production, as well as some important industry updates.