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    How to make the best grass silage possible

    When fed correctly, good quality silage is the most cost-effective feed source for dairy and beef systems, and it supports both animal health and production. In dairy herds, feeding good quality silage not only helps maximise milk yield, but the breakdown of the fibre fraction of silage in the...
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    Making clean, quality grass silage is key to offset rising feed prices

    Experts are urging livestock producers to make the best silage possible this season as purchased feed, energy and other inputs continue to rise. Granted, the cost of making grass silage has also risen due to widespread inflation effecting energy and input costs. However, it still offers...
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    How beef cattle cope with heat stress: Producers are finding solutions through nutrition, management

    Heat stress can disrupt average daily gain (ADG) in beef cattle, but new tools are available to help nutritionists and farmers around the world estimate losses — and take steps to regain production. Plus, recent research investigates the specific critical temperature for beef cattle linked to...
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    Mitigating heat stress in housed dairy cows

    Taking steps to mitigate the impact of heat stress on dairy cows will help avoid production losses when temperatures rise Lallemand Animal Nutrition’s ruminant technical support manager, Nico Vreeburg, shares his top tips on how to prevent heat stress in housed dairy cows. How much does heat...
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    Improve the nutritional value of conserved forage

    You know that your silage quality and feedability directly impacts the amount of feed you need to buy in. Getting the cut timing and fermentation right will maximise protein, digestible fibre and dry matter retention, reduce spoilage and shrinkage and increase digestibility to boost milk...
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    Three important things to remember ahead of the 2023 silage season

    Dairy and beef farmers are being encouraged to start forage planning now ahead of the 2023 silage season. Lientjie Colahan, technical sales support at Lallemand Animal Nutrition, outlines three important things farmers need to consider for the silage season ahead: 1.Develop a plan with your...
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    Three important things to remember ahead of the 2023 silage season

    Dairy and beef farmers are being encouraged to start forage planning now ahead of the 2023 silage season. Lientjie Colahan, technical sales support at Lallemand Animal Nutrition, outlines three important things farmers need to consider for the silage season ahead: 1.Develop a plan with your...
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    Make the most of your corn silage this winter

    Controlling the cost of production on a farm is crucial to achieving and maintaining profitability in a continuingly challenging dairy and beef market. An area where all producers can take control of costs is to produce the best quality corn silage possible. Corn grown in poor or drought...
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    Do you know how fibre is affecting rumen health?

    Ruminant digestive systems have the ability to degrade and ferment fibre through microbial activity. The fibre components, and the subsequent production of volatile fatty acids (VFAs), provide the majority of the energy for the ruminant. But energy (and milk) production is not the only role of...
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    Maintaining bedding quality can benefit udder health

    Did you know that a cow spends at least 12 hours per day lying down, either resting or ruminating? It is easy to understand how the microbial quality of the bedding and manure — that are in close contact with the udder for so long — is an important factor to help maintain a healthy udder and...
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    British dairy farms missing out on milk production by failing to address heat stress

    Dairy farmers could be losing milk production worth tens of thousands of pounds by failing to protect their cows from heat stress during the summer. That was the message from independent vet consultant, Dr Tom Chamberlain from Chalcombe Ltd, at a Lallemand Animal Nutrition workshop at Total...
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    How to make the most out of home-grown forage in winter rations

    Taking steps to maximise intake of home-grown forage and the digestion of fibre in the rumen will help dairy and beef farmers navigate this challenging period of high input costs. Despite reports of mixed quality grass silage and an elevated toxin risk in maize silage, Lientjie Colahan –...
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    Optimise fibre utilisation in dairy rations this winter

    Dairy farmers are being encouraged to focus their attention on fibre when planning their feeding regimes this winter, due to its significant potential as an energy source. Mark McFarland, product manager at Lallemand Animal Nutrition, says taking the time to understand and maximise the...
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    Farmers urged to test silage following a challenging season

    Dairy and beef farmers across the UK are being urged to draw up plans to make the most of this year’s ‘mixed bag’ silage. Lientjie Colahan, technical sales support at Lallemand Animal Nutrition, is urging farmers to get their silage tested and plan winter diets accordingly following one of the...
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    Milk every fibre to improve production margins

    Fibre – made up of cellulose, hemicellulose and lignin – is a core component of forages and offers a key source of energy in ruminant diets, potentially providing energy levels similar to starch and sugar. But accessing this energy requires fibre digestion by rumen microbes, and as such, the...
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