NZARN News
Dr Ian Lean – Feed Additives
Ian stepped conference attendees through the role for feed additives in dairy rations, with a specific emphasis on those associated with management and control of rumen acidosis. Starting the presentation with an overview of ruminal acidosis, Ian stepped us through
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
Dr Lance Baumgard, Inflammation
Lance kick started the session with an over view of the GIT, and the impact of how overall health can stem from the GIT. He discusses the thickness of the rumen which can be > 10 layers thick, compared the
Dr Ian Lean – Nutrition and Reproduction
Ian introduced this session outlining the content of his presentation – extremely broad as an overview of both work done in this space previously, but also up and coming new work. A causal web that draws associations between nutrition, cow
Ginny Dondunski – The future of parasite management (It’s all about nutrition)
Dr Ginny Dodunski highlighted how Cooperia and Ostertagia are now often resistant against triple active drenches. There are management options possible to reduce or avoid regular drench use without loss in growth. from holistic approaches with stock management, and strategic
David Pacheco – Options for abatement of enteric methane emissions from ruminants
During this session David covered the indirect and direct options for mitigating enteric methane. Indirect options include improving feed quality and animal health for improved animal efficiency and reduction in GHG . Direct interventions act directly in the rumen to
