Feed costs represent the largest operating cost for most commercial dairy farmers. In order to maintain an optimum balance between feed costs and production, feed ingredients must be analyzed to formulate rations. However, feedstuffs vary widely in nutrient concentration due to location, harvest period, and other management practices....
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...
The 2020 Alltech Global Feed Survey estimates world feed production has declined by 1.07% to 1.126 billion metric tons, with the top nine countries producing 58% of the world’s feed production. The 2020 Alltech Global Feed Survey estimates that international feed tonnage decreased by 1.07% to 1.126 billion metric tons of feed produced last year,...
The bushfires in Australia have destroyed an estimated 10 million hectares, claiming lives and killing wildlife and livestock. The Australia Farming Relief Fund will help provide goods and services directly to effected farmers, coordinated on the ground by Alltech family companies Alltech Lienert Australia and KEENAN Australia. Alltech is matching...