100kg calves – beware the worms they’re bringing with them
Tuesday, 13 Oct 2026 // Animal welfare // Pests and diseases // Worms Over the next few months, thousands of 100kg Friesian bulls and dairy beef calves will move from rearers to b…
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Tuesday, 13 Oct 2026 // Animal welfare // Pests and diseases // Worms Over the next few months, thousands of 100kg Friesian bulls and dairy beef calves will move from rearers to b…
Hoofprint Biome is developing a feed additive with enzymes and probiotics intended to reduce methane emissions by influencing cows’ microbiomes. The project is led by Kathryn Polk…
Since the Ministry of Agriculture launched the initiative to establish standardized livestock and poultry farming demonstration sites, production technology and core competitivene…
The finishing stage is an important period that directly affects final body weight and farm profitability. Feed formulation, water supply, housing conditions, and daily health man…
Gènes Diffusion is launching, at the Sommet de l’Élevage 2026, a new Useful Matter per Day of Life index (MUJV). Designed for Prim’Holstein cattle, it identifies the animals that …
Kathryn Polkoff, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign alumna, entrepreneur, and scientist, is on a mission to solve the problem of methane emissions from cattle – a major contr…
Daily farm operations depend on feeding, water supply, ventilation, cleaning and manure handling. Equipment requirements vary across livestock and poultry species. Suitable equipm…
Livestock survival rates directly affect farm productivity and profitability. Improving housing conditions, ensuring clean water and safe feed, strengthening biosecurity, and cond…
For decades, crude protein was one of the primary measurements that nutritionists used to evaluate soybean meal. But as dairy nutrition becomes increasingly precise, researchers a…
The Government of the Netherlands has approved new measures to progressively improve the welfare of farm animals until 2040. Among the measures specifically planned for the pig se…
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