Dairy
Our range of nutritional solutions and technologies are designed to address challenges impacting modern dairy production, from calf to cow.
Such challenges include:
- Rumen function
- Digestion
- Fertility issues
- Calving-related issues
- Lameness
- High somatic cell counts (SCC)
- Mastitis
Dairy Products
Yea-Sacc
YEA-SACC is a live yeast culture based on Saccharomyces cerevisiae strain 1026, the world’s most widely researched yeast strain and specifically selected for its influence on animal performance. Yea-Sacc has a low inclusion rate and a large body of resear...Optigen
Optigen is Alltech's non-protein nitrogen (NPN) source for ruminants.Optigen is a technology that allows changes in feed formulation. These changes, in turn, meet the needs of the rumen microbial population growth, increased fibre digestion and improved e...Bioplex
BIOPLEX organic trace minerals (copper, zinc, manganese and iron) are chelated to a range of peptides and amino acids, enabling them to be absorbed more effectively through the gut and better utilized by animals. The Alltech Q+™ program guarantees quality...Programs and Services
Dairy Articles
Alltech publishes white paper focused on organic trace minerals enhancing m...
For more than 40 years, Alltech has focused on scientific research to provide solutions and products for the global animal health industry. This focus has continued with the publication of a white paper entitled, “Organic Trace Minerals: Enhancing mineral bioavailability through chelation” by Dr. Richard Murphy, director of research at...
3 ways to increase milk production while reducing your carbon footprint
In the dairy industry, successfully implementing solutions that “kill two birds with one stone” requires innovation and usable data. Finding ways to reduce the carbon footprint on dairy cattle operations while also maintaining high milk production is just that kind of situation. It is important to understand that dairy production is on a...
The signs and cost of fescue toxicosis in cattle
The pathology of cattle consuming endophyte-infected tall fescue varies greatly based on the weather and the alkaloid concentration. The most readily apparent signs of fescue toxicosis include reduced feed intake, weight gain, milk production and reproductive efficiency, as well as tissue necrosis and a rough hair coat. Decreases in productivity...
