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 the definitions of clinical and sub-clinical acidosis and that acidosis is a continuum and is

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 genetics, environmental factors and nutrient demands including lactation and pregnancy is an excellent slide used

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 drench use there can still be impacts on performance due to the challenges around parasites.