Tag: dairy production
Elanco joins new consortium advancing climate-neutral cattle innovation
Elanco Animal Health has joined Greener Cattle Initiative, which brings together industries to provide funding for methane-reducing innovation in beef and dairy production.
Elanco Animal...
DSM completes First Choice Ingredients acquisition
Royal DSM has announced the completion of its acquisition of First Choice Ingredients, a leading supplier of dairy-based savory flavorings, for an enterprise value...
US-EU feed industries welcome global methane pledge
The American Feed Industry Association (AFIA) and the European Compound Feed Manufacturers’ Federation (FEFAC) joined together in support of the United States-European Union Global...
Launch of the 2021 Edition of OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook is on July 5
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) will present their joint annual medium-term market projections for major agricultural commodities, biofuels and fish during an online event on Monday 5 July 2021, starting at 13:00 CEST.
Use of probiotics in animal feeds and market dynamics
In the last 10 years, the use of probiotics in the feed of farm animals such as pigs, poultry, ruminants, aquaculture feeds, and pet feeds has increased significantly. According to a market research, the total sales volume of feed probiotics, which was 1.19 million tons in 2018, reached 1.26 million tons in 2019. It is estimated that this usage will increase in the coming years for reasons such as protecting animal health, supporting growth, increasing immunity and productivity...
How can probiotic yeast help maintain dairy cow performance during periods of heat stress?
Nutritional strategies to preserve dairy performance under heat stress should focus on supporting nutrient utilization by optimizing diet digestion, while preserving rumen function. In this context, the rumen specific yeast
S. cerevisiae CNCM I-1077 — demonstrated to improve both nutrient digestion and rumen efficiency — has been shown to effectively alleviate the toll of heat stress on dairy production and improve rumination behavior.
