Paul’s years of experience working with farmers who have access to food waste coming from the human food chain shone through in his session. Paul talks about what type of waste products he uses on a common basis as well as some of the alternative products. He steps through how to review different feed options
Dr. Marjan Sprock, a registered and practising vet on the west coast, showcased a case study and the process in which she went through to diagnose a severe mycotoxin challenge. This step by step encounter was used as a case study to show the symptoms that arose, and the process taken to review and diagnose
Dr. Bill Weiss is a Professor emeritus of dairy cattle nutrition at The Ohio State University. He worked extensively in the areas of minerals and vitamins on cow health, forage, feed evaluation and methods to incorporate variability into ration formulation for dairy cattle. Dr. Weiss has published more than 140 journal articles and 450 proceedings
The method is very important and cannot be over-looked.
Fibre is important in the ruminant diet, however with increasing fibre in the diet comes a decrease in energy which impacts on production. In high performance animals it is hard to satisfy both the high energy requirements to support milk production and get enough physically effective fibre in the diet to support rumen health. In
Using in-vitro gas production analysis.
A world mycotoxin survey has shown how widespread mycotoxins are in both grains and forages. Feed samples can now be tested for up to 700 different mycotoxins. Models for predicting risk are being developed which take account of weather (temperature, rainfall, humidity). If high risk is predicted, this could lead to earlier testing or more
Increased Dairy Farm Profit Using Manufactured Feed Brochure: By NZFMA 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
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