Mycotoxins exist as they compete for advantage over other micro-organisms. In doing so they weaken plant cells, animal tissues and the host’s internal defence mechanisms.
In this session Dr. Garry Waghorn updated the membership on research pertaining to feeding fodder beet to cows. Some of the key messages include: Not all fodder beets are created equally; nutritional composition varies considerably. Feed testing is warranted. There are still a lot of unknowns when it comes to how fodder beet behaves within the rumen. Individual cows with rumen
There are 5 key points to success in lameness control: Record keeping – both incidence and type Early detection and prompt effective treatment Prevention of damage – cow flow and cow comfort Hygiene – low infection pressure Good horn quality and foot shape – good nutrition and genetics The main lesions for cows on pasture
Noemi shares work from her masters thesis about Johne’s disease in cattle comparing analysis from New Zealand and Germany. Some key themes from her work include: calving management needs to be more hygienic – ‘healthy’ milk is an essential culled animals should not end up “in the hole” clinically suspicious animals need to be examined
Dr. Zankar presents the benefits of B Vitamins to the Modern Day Dairy Cow – February 2017 NZARN members a full copy of the presentation is available below if you are logged in. Non-members looking for more information are encouraged to use our ‘contact a nutritionist’ form and ‘member directory’ to find a member who can help them
Metabolic changes in early lactation and impaired reproductive performance in dairy cows – review article Authors: R. Jorritsma, T. Wensing, T.A.M. Kruip, Peter L.A.M.V. os, Jos P.T.M. Noordhuizen Published: Vet Res. 34(2003)11-26 Recommended reading by Ian Sawyer NZARN members a full copy of the presentation is available below if you are logged in. Non-members looking
The issue of rumen dysfunction in grazing dairy cattle. The problem is not lactic acid…but it is real. SARA NZ RNA Ian Sawyer Presented in Auckand, August 2015 NZARN members a full copy of the presentation is available below if you are logged in. Non-members looking for more information are encouraged to use our ‘contact a
Putting the FUN in the FUNdamentals of Ruminant Nutrition A presentation exploring the approachs taken by Nadine Huitema and Andrea Murphy in nutrition extenstion. Auckland August 2015 NZARN members a full copy of the presentation is available below if you are logged in. Non-members looking for more information are encouraged to use our ‘contact a nutritionist’ form
Metabolisable Energy Calculations James Hague Presented at April 2015 Meeting NZARN members a full copy of the presentation is available below if you are logged in. Non-members looking for more information are encouraged to use our ‘contact a nutritionist’ form and ‘member directory’ to find a member who can help them answer their questions. If you are a Rural
Presentation: New Zealand experience in achieving compact calving and strategies for dealing with anoestrus, endometritis and late calving cows. By SCOTT MCDOUGALL, TOM BROWNLIE, MELVIN deBOER AND CHRIS COMPTON COGNOSCO, A DIVISION OF ANEXA ANIMAL HEALTH NZARN members a full copy of the presentation is available below if you are logged in. Non-members looking for
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