Displaying items by tag: nutrition

Friday, 14 December 2018 13:55

Water – an important nutrient

Don't underestimate how much water your cows need.

Published in Management
Wednesday, 27 January 2016 14:55

Nutritionists to help farmers lift profits

South Island dairy farmers will get the chance to attend the popular New Zealand Association of Ruminant Nutritionists (NZARN) profitable dairy farming conference for the first time in February.

Published in General News
Wednesday, 22 July 2015 05:14

Intervene promptly when calves are scouring

Nutritional scours is one of the two forms of scours in unweaned calves. The other form is pathogenic scours. 

Published in Farm Health
Tuesday, 07 July 2015 06:00

Some Oz farmers miss transition feeding

About 30% of Australian dairy farmers are missing out on the advantages of a transition cow nutrition management programme, says Dairy Australia.

Published in Farm Health
Thursday, 25 June 2015 09:04

Three top tips for calf nutrition

Calving season is just around the corner and there are three top tips for healthy productive calves.

Published in Farm Health
Friday, 05 June 2015 09:32

Feed for calves and carers

With calving time approaching, SealesWinslow has teamed up with the Dairy Women’s Network and celebrity chef Michael Van de Elzen to ensure both calves and carers get the best nutrition.

Published in General News
Wednesday, 03 June 2015 15:12

New technologies need to pump up protection

Can we get 32,000kg of milk out of a cow per annum? Could we achieve 200kg of beef gain in 100 days?

Published in Farm Health
Tuesday, 12 May 2015 15:34

Field day highlights nutrition, cow housing

A large successful field day was held on May 5, organised by Pioneer Seeds on the property of Raewyn and David Bennett and their son Jeremy and his wife Lucy’s farm, at Richmond Downs near Matamata.

Published in Management
Friday, 13 March 2015 00:00

Consumers want nutrition ‘security’

Nutritional understanding and food testing will become an increasingly important part of the dairy industry, says Dairy Companies Association of New Zealand executive director, Kimberly Crewther.

Published in General News
Monday, 10 November 2014 11:30

Consider waste in the cow

WITH A low dairy payout forecast don’t just look to eliminate waste in the paddock, think about what might be underutilised in the cow too, says Ballance Agri-Nutrients.

Published in Farm Health
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