Transforming livestock nutrition for performance and sustainability
Well-balanced diets are essential for optimizing animal health and minimizing the environmental footprint of beef and dairy operations. Optigen enables the formulation of more...
Sustainable Animal Nutrition: Innovations & Challenges
Sustainability in animal nutrition is essential for reducing the industry’s environmental impact. Through the adoption of alternative proteins, feed efficiency improvements, and emission-reducing innovations,...
The impact of cow methane on climate change
The greenhouse gas effect of cow methane is 27 times bigger than the greenhouse gas effect of carbon dioxide. Therefore, methane from cows, despite...
Sustainable Livestock Farming: Progress since 1950
The global population increased by approximately 220%, from 2.5 billion in 1950 to 8 billion in 2023. In the meantime, estimates suggest that, in...
Measuring the environmental footprint of animal farming
As we navigate the complexities of sustainability, it's essential to understand its origins, its evolving definitions, and its practical implications across different sectors. This...
A holistic approach to sustainability from calf to 5th lactation –...
Responsible mineral nutrition is important at all life stages, from calf through the fifth lactation. Many producers are overfeeding key trace elements. Formulating diets...
Sustainability in animal feed production: Get involved with the GFLI
Sustainability metrics are becoming a necessary tool for communicating with your supply chain about progress toward sustainable production, and more frequently, downstream partners are...
Rethinking Sustainability: The hidden impact of feed additives
The Product Environmental Footprint Category Rules (PEFCR) were updated in 2025 to standardize how the feed environmental impact is measured. With this update, the...
Pet food industry’s role in sustainability – Blueprint for sustainable pet...
The pet food industry is an integral part of the global food system and has a large impact on the environment, particularly with regards...
Maximise forage value for better sustainability and profitability
Improving feed efficiency is a viable route to reducing emissions from ruminants and supporting the sustainability of livestock production. Forage plays an important part...
