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The effect of sugar supplementation on milk urea nitrogen and protein efficiency

Focus on optimizing milk urea nitrogen (MUN) through sugar supplementation to enhance production and animal performance and reduce protein feed waste and nitrogen excretion.

September 8, 2022

Sydney Moore

Focus on optimizing MUN through sugar supplementation to enhance production and animal performance and reduce protein feed waste and nitrogen excretion.

Rising expenses and interest rates: How much can we control?

Steps your farm can take today to combat rising interest rates and take advantage of untapped potential in breeding and at the feedbunk that will yield long-term results.

September 8, 2022

Rene Roy, Simon Jette-Nantel, and Patrice Fortier

Without rubbing salt in the wound, we all know fall is not easy for a farm’s cash flow. Milk cheques are often at their lowest at the end of summer, and field crops consume a lot of cash flow during this time as well, making autumn a difficult time of year.

What does feeding behaviour tell us and how can we use it to optimize nutrition management?

Beyond diet, how cows eat is major factor influencing cow health, efficiency and productivity, which means optimizing nutrition also requires an understanding of cow feeding behaviour.

September 7, 2022

Emma Ohirko

When you consider the ration you feed your cows and the feed additives and nutritional components you invest in, do you also prioritize the conditions under which this feed is consumed?

What happens to soluble protein?

Soluble protein analyses are often misunderstood, resulting in higher feed costs and an underestimated value of soluble protein or degradable protein.

September 5, 2022

Brittany Wood and Essi Evans

Protein and amino acids are important parts of the cow’s ration. Meeting the cow’s requirements without oversupplying these nutrients ensures three things: optimum productivity, best-cost rations and sustainable rations.

Optimum vitamin nutrition in dairy cows

The response benefit of vitamins A, E, D and supplemental biotin, niacin and beta carotene help to optimize performance, milk quality, cow health and welfare.

August 23, 2022

Erin Schwandt

In order for an animal to reach optimal health and performance, we must first understand the nutritional requirements of the animal, depending on their age and stage of production.

What the revised trace mineral recommendations mean for hoof health

July 20, 2022

Daryl Kleinschmit

Earlier this year, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine (NASEM), previously known as the National Research Council (NRC), released new guidelines around nutritional requirements of dairy cattle.

Methane-reducing feed additives and their effectiveness

November 24, 2021

Caitlyn M. Welty

Climate change, greenhouse gases (GHG) and methane are a few topics we are hearing more and more about in the news today. There has been a global push to reduce methane on farms to minimize GHG effects on the Earth, but it is also a push toward more-efficient animals.

Quorum sensing: A new way to combat bacteria

May 7, 2021

Jeff Brose

If you’re a huge fan of TED Talks, you might already be familiar with the secret language of bacteria, scientifically known as quorum sensing.

Forage management: Salad bar or salad bowl?

April 2, 2021

Sam Groce

Have you ever stopped and considered which you prefer, a salad bowl or a salad bar? If you get salad from a salad bowl, you reach in with the tongs and pull out whatever vegetables the chef decided to put in the salad.

Feeding to limit lameness

February 7, 2019

Michael F. Hutjens

Lameness continues to increase on dairy farms as more tools are available to monitor and evaluate, consumer groups raise lameness as an animal welfare issue, and cost of treatment can be $498.

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The effect of sugar supplementation on milk urea nitrogen and protein efficiency

Rising expenses and interest rates: How much can we control?

What does feeding behaviour tell us and how can we use it to optimize nutrition management?

What happens to soluble protein?

Optimum vitamin nutrition in dairy cows

What the revised trace mineral recommendations mean for hoof health

Methane-reducing feed additives and their effectiveness

Quorum sensing: A new way to combat bacteria

Forage management: Salad bar or salad bowl?

Feeding to limit lameness

Ruminating for better health

Hot chocolate and Holsteins: Ontario family farm hosts annual open house

6 considerations to maximize cow comfort this winter

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