A network of ruminant nutritionists - enabling exchange of ideas and experience among professionals, to understand and improve health and productivity of ruminant livestock.
A network of ruminant nutritionists - enabling exchange of ideas and experience among professionals, to understand and improve health and productivity of ruminant livestock.
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Louise Cook – Co-operative difference, emissions and efficiency
Louise Cook works in Fonterra’s On-Farm Excellence Environment team looking at the tools, data and services Fonterra can offer to farmers to support the profitable productive achievement of emissions intensity reduction. Louise has 18 years in the New Zealand dairy
Pablo Gregorini – Grazing management and human health
Pablo is the Professor of Livestock Production & Agricultural Systems at Lincoln University, as well as the director of the Lincoln University Pastoral Livestock Production Lab’ and Head of the Lincoln University Centre of Excellence for Designing Future Productive Landscapes.
Pietro Celi – Oxidative Stress in Dairy Cows: unravelling its impact and nutritional strategies for resilience
Peitro Celi is a veterinarian with a wealth of academic and practical knowledge, and is currently employed as the APAC Ruminant Technical Manager for ADM, as well as an honorary Senior Fellow at the University of Melbourne. This presentation focuses
Racheal Bryant – Cow Calf Contact
Rachael is an Associate Professor at Lincoln University. Rachael’s research focuses on dairy production systems and nutritional strategies for reducing the impact of dairying on the environment. Her research topics include nutritional management of lactating dairy cows and young stock,
Pietro Celi – Understanding and managing insulin resistance in dairy cows for optimal health and performance
Peitro Celi is a veterinarian with a wealth of academic and practical knowledge, and is currently employed as the APAC Ruminant Technical Manager for ADM, as well as an honorary Senior Fellow at the University of Melbourne. Peitro opens his session
Laura Pattie – Milk synthesis, nutrition and milk docket
Laura graduated Bachelor of Veterinary Science with Distinction from Massey University and is a member of the Australian New Zealand College of Veterinary Sciences in Ruminant Nutrition. She worked as a farm veterinarian for 10 years before joining PGG Wrightson
Amelia Almeida – Whenua Haumanu regenerative agriculture project
Dr. Amelia Almeida is committed to advancing sustainable ruminant production systems and enhancing feed efficiency while minimizing environmental impact. Dedicated to fostering innovation and resilience in the next generation of animal scientists at Massey University. Her current research focuses on
Nicola Schreurs – Animal nutrition and meat quality
Sarah kicked off defining carcass quality verses meat quality. Where classification characteristics associated with greater saleable meat yields and premium prices (weight, shape, fatness etc) verses how good the meat is. In regard to colour, palatability and nutritive values. Consumers
Ajmal Khan – Effect of nutrition on the development and performance of calves
Dr Ajmal Khan gave a very engaging talk on calf rearing. The talk began by setting the scene on the challenges around calf rearing and reviewed the current state of knowledge. Particular attention was given to colostrum management including the
Dr Emma Cuttance, Facial Eczema
Dr Emma Cuttance has been key in the recent research carried out in NZ for facial eczema (FE). Within her presentation, she walks through the impact of FE, the damage caused by FE going untreated, and the reliability of treatment
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OverseerFM – What is new, and the path ahead Alastair Taylor, Overseer Ltd.
OverseerFM is an online software that connects farmers to science to support sustainable farm businesses that protect the environment. OverseerFM is built on 30 years of science. The OverseerFM model has been updated to make nutrient budgeting more user friendly,
Nitrogen and Feeds – David Pacheco, AgResearch
Farmers use Nitrogen (N) to increase forage yields and increase profitability, however, there has been increasing requirements to minimise environmental impact and for this reason N use on farms is under scrutiny. N that is not used in an animal
Enteric Methane and Feeds – Arjan Jonker, AgResearch
Methane (CH4) is mainly formed in the rumen (87-92%) by methanogens which utilise microbially hydrogen produced in the rumen during fermentation of ingested feed. CH4 from animals is measured via gas exchange using flux methods like respiration chambers and marker methods
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