How birds affect milk production
Birds are an important part of agriculture. They eat many pests, fight rodents and even pollinate some flowers. At the same time, they cause great damage by eating crops and fodder, as well as spreading diseases among livestock. For farmers, the risks associated with certain bird populations often outweigh the benefits. This is especially true in the dairy industry.
Subclinical metritis in cows
Subclinical metritis in cows
How to increase milk productivity at the beginning and peak of lactation
How to increase milk productivity at the beginning and peak of lactation
UMAN LABS introduced an innovative device for the diagnosis of mastitis
UMAN LABS introduced an innovative device for the diagnosis of mastitis
SCC and milk quality
The number of somatic cells is one of the main indicators of milk quality, which signals an infection in the udder. In 95% of non-infected animals in a herd SCC of an individual cow will be below 100 thousand/ml. How to achieve this level in practice and how the farm’s profitability depends on it, told an expert of GD Animal Health, Rian van Egmond, during the Dutch Milk Day, which took place on September 25 at Kishchentsy LLC in Cherkasy region.
Renewable manure bedding: what? how? what for?
Manure is a by-product of milk production, and sooner or later each farm faces the problem of its utilization. Sergey GRYAZNOV, director of sales in the North, Central and South America and Central Asia of the BAUER group of companies, tells about world practice and trends in manure treatment methods, as well as the feasibility and peculiarities of using its solid fraction for bedding.
Magic tablet for transition cows
Feeding highly producing cows, and especially during the transition period, is still a real challenge for farmers and nutritionalists. How to maintain high productivity, health, and the ability of cows to reproduce?
Beet pulp in dairy cattle rations
In previous issues of the magazine, we talked about the value of ensiled pressed beet pulp and the economic feasibility of its use in cattle feeding, based on the results of research and practice of German dairy farms.
Reproduction of cows: Ukrainian experience
We used to consider foreign experience as reference and take it as an example. Meanwhile, in Ukraine, there are a number of dairy-commodity farms that have reached production indicators of the world level, including reproduction.
