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BlogOPTIWALL: A new yeast cell wall supplement that supports broilers during vaccinationsCoccidiosis remains a major threat in poultry production, and live coccidiosis vaccines are gaining ground as a strategy to help reduce antimicrobial and coccidiostat use. However, growing evidence reports negative impacts of the vaccines on broiler performance. A pilot study explored the potential of a new yeast cell wall (YCW) supplement, OPTIWALL, to mitigate the […]
Mar 4, 2024
BlogBactocell in layers, already 20 years of feedback: time for a meta-analysis with 62 trials!The poultry industry and scientific community acknowledge the interest of probiotics to sustain modern productions: for both zootechnical improvements and sanitary control, the use of live microorganisms is more and more routinely used in the field. Over the past two decades, literature has extensively documented the use of the probiotic Pediococcus acidilactici MA18/5M (Bactocell) in […]
Mar 1, 2024
WebinarsRumen environment: How does rumen pH affect rumen microbes, animal health, and diet formulation?Speakers: Dr. Frederique Chaucheyras-Durand, Research Manager, Lallemand Animal Nutrition – INRAe and Dr. Emiliano Raffrenato, Consultant at RUM&N – NDS Professional and Assistant Professor, University of Padova Key points:
Jan 31, 2024
BlogSupport transition cow digestion to improve performanceThe transition period in dairy cows spans from dry-off through the postpartum and fresh phases. It represents a critical time for the cow with major dietary, metabolic, and physiological changes. Feed management is crucial as the transition from a high-fiber diet to a diet high in rapidly fermentable carbohydrates can be a challenge for rumen […]
Jan 9, 2024
BlogOPTIWALL: A new yeast cell wall supplement that supports broilers during vaccinationsCoccidiosis remains a major threat in poultry production, and live coccidiosis vaccines are gaining ground as a strategy to help reduce antimicrobial and coccidiostat use. However, growing evidence reports negative impacts of the vaccines on broiler performance. A pilot study explored the potential of a new yeast cell wall (YCW) supplement, OPTIWALL, to mitigate the […]
Dec 15, 2023
BlogSupport transition cow digestion to improve performanceThe transition period in dairy cow spans from dry-off through the postpartum and fresh phases. It represents a critical time for the cow with major dietary, metabolic and physiological changes. Feed management is crucial as the transition from a high fiber diet to a diet high in rapidly fermentable carbohydrates can be a challenge for […]
Dec 15, 2023
BlogThe silage journey for the HofmansGippsland, VIC dairy farmers, John and Esther Hofman, have travelled the full journey of silage production, moving from baled to bulk pasture silage and now bulk maize silage over the past two years. This ambitious couple milk about 260 spring calving Holstein and crossbred cows on 100 ha of leased land on the northern outskirts […]
Dec 14, 2023
BlogSilage helps to ‘future proof’ Gippsland beef enterpriseGippsland beef producer, Anthony Snow, has commissioned three 350-tonne silage stacks in a bid to ‘future proof’ his breeding enterprise. Anthony and Sarah Snow run about 400 Angus cows and calves across three properties totalling 520 ha in the Bengworden district, 20 km south-west of Bairnsdale, VIC. Although located in a reasonably safe 600 mm […]
Dec 14, 2023
BlogQuality silage is no flukeMore than 90 silage contractors and their staff recently gathered at the Landpower workshop in Melbourne to refresh their skills in producing quality silage. The event was hosted by Landpower, one of the largest privately-owned farm machinery distributors in Australasia, in partnership with Lallemand Animal Nutrition. Landpower represents some of the world’s leading farm machinery […]
Dec 14, 2023
BlogIt’s the microscopic differences that countThe name of several strains of bacteria found in forage inoculants are set to change following a modification to the taxonomy of the genus, Lactobacillus. Taxonomy is the practice and science of categorisation or classification of all living things into groups based on their domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus and species. The genus […]
Dec 14, 2023