DairyNZ have set up a 7 year multidisciplinary R&D programme; looking for solutions to improve fertility and lifetime productivity in dairy herds.
The early life nutrition of calves has a direct impact on performance later in life. Calves need to be grown to reach 50% of their mature bodyweight in the first 12 months and 85% of their mature bodyweight at 24months of age. Colostrum is important in the first few hours with the key points being
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
Major factors affecting milk yield are the ability to supply the mammary gland with nutrients and the gland to produce milk. Achieving body size targets at first calving is critical: Loss of 300 kg of milk (1st lact) per -50kg body weight (BW) at calving, loss of 720 kg of milk (3 lact) per -50kg
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
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
Article: By Richard Adams, Virginia Ishler, Dale Moore (Department of Veterinary Science) Department of Dairy and Animal Health The Pennsylvania State 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
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 Professional interested in joining the NZARN please see our ‘membership’ section.
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