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BlogRumen-specific live yeast can help meet the challenges of heat stress, under different conditionsPoland and Taiwan: Two different climates, one heat stress challenge Every year, all over the world, new temperature records are reached, with significant heat peaks and long summers. Ruminants are particularly sensitive to high temperatures, as their rumen produces a huge amount of heat due to fermentation. Above the well-known temperature-humidity index (THI) threshold of […]
Apr 8, 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 […]
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