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Launceston Farming Family See Benefits of KEENAN Approved Range
When a farmer invests in a mixer wagon, they want a reliable and profitable feeding system. KEENAN has addressed this with its’ KEENAN Approved mixer…
Beef Feed Efficiency
Feed Conversion Efficiency (FCE) in beef production can be described as how well an animal converts feed into meat. This is found by calculating how…
Improving Flock Health and Production Using TMR
The periods that require the most balanced nutritional intake are the beginning and end of lactation when sheep are in the barn. TMR can therefore be…
You'll Never Miss A Feed!
As a manufacturer of diet feeders, KEENAN has set the standard in machine performance, reliability and service for many years. The old KEENAN adage “…
Rumen Manipulation
Through an increased understanding of rumen metabolism, numerous attempts have been made to manipulate rumen function in order to improve animal…
Rumen Dysfunction
Our previous blogs have already discussed some situations where the processes of rumen function are likely to be less than optimal. There are many…
Understanding Rumen Function Part 4: Overall Outcome
Given carbohydrate and protein account for most of the nutrients that are digested in the rumen, it follows that in those situations where rumen…
Understanding Rumen Function Part 3: Protein Digestion
Some rumen microbes will effect considerable degradation of dietary protein, depending upon the susceptibility of that protein to digestion in the…
Understanding Rumen Function: Part 2
The “rumen”, comprising the reticulum, the dorsal and ventral sacs of the rumen, the omasum and the abomasum, together with the combined contents of…
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