After graduating with an Honours degree in Agriculture from the University of Nottingham, Trish began her career in the UK dairy and animal feed industries. In 1997, she immigrated to New Zealand and joined Nutritech as a nutritionist, marking the beginning of her long-standing contribution to the country’s agricultural sector.Trish later worked with Cundy Technical
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
Nutrition is just one component of the wider farm system. Ian Williams provided a ‘big picture’ view of on-farm requirements around environmental requirements. The importance of profit remains central to all farm businesses when systems change to address future legislative requirements. Ian demonstrated how alternate land uses may feature in the future including annual maize
K. Garrett, A. Greer, C. Logan and P. Gregorini, Lincoln University Hypothesis: Conventional farming aims to meet nutrient requirements of the average animal. Dietary diversity and variety could improve health and welfare, product quality and bring environmental benefits. Methods: 7 rams were allocated each to 1. variety, 2. monotonous mix, 3. monotony ryegrass for 40
Bridget Maclean of Fonterra shared insights around the Fat Evaluation Index with NZARN.
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
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
Using alternative herbages in Lamb Finishing Paul Kenyon, Sheep Research Centre, Massey University 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
Presentation: NZARN Conference July 2014 By Dairy Industry Technical Advisory Group 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
