May 15

Students Journey to Lexington Seeking Title of Alltech Young Scientist

Categories: Alltech Campus, Alltech Symposium, Alltech Young Scientist, Education
Students Journey to Lexington Seeking Title of Alltech Young Scientist

Seven students from as close as Kentucky and as far as China are destined for GLIMPSE 2020, the 29th Alltech International Symposium, May 19-22, in Lexington, Ky., to compete in the Alltech Young Scientist Competition. Although the four undergraduate finalists and three graduate finalists come from different countries and cultures, they share the common aspiration of advancing the world through scientific discovery.

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May 14

AYS Finalist: Ahmed Mohamed Fouad Yousif

Categories: Agriculture, Alltech Symposium, Alltech Young Scientist
AYS Finalist: Ahmed Mohamed Fouad Yousif Alltech Young Scientist Finalist: Ahmed Mohamed Fouad Yousif

Keep trying again and again and again…. Learning more each time…. and you will succeed at reaching your goal!

It was more than six years ago that I looked at  an Alltech poster about organic minerals at the Agrena exhibition in  Cairo, Egypt. The poster interested  me so I asked the person who was standing by  it about the subject.  I asked him to send me the research  papers that had been published about the product, as minerals and vitamins were my interest area for  my masters research . From that day on  I knew Alltech.

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May 13

Are My Cows Affected by Heat Stress?

Categories: Agriculture, Animal Nutrition, Dairy Cows
Are My Cows Affected by Heat Stress?

The Sunshine State Beats the Heat
It is estimated in 2003, the United States dairy industry lost $897 million due to heat stress related issues.  How can an industry lose this much money to a climate change, how can we combat it, and can you imagine all of the positive things that could have been done with $897 million?

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May 09

Improving Rumen Efficiency in Buffalo

Categories: Animal Nutrition, Dairy Cows
Improving Rumen Efficiency in Buffalo Cesare Jemma - buffalo breeder from Campania, Italy

There are roughly 360,000 buffaloes in Italy. This market is valued at about €500 million. With the high cost of raw materials, the main question is: how to get more from the same ration? Optimising the use of forages may be an option. We met with Cesare Jemma, a buffalo breeder from Campania who optimised the performance of his buffalo herd.

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