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BlogPostpartum cows are sensitive to heat stress: antioxidant nutrition can helpRecent research investigates the link between heat stress, immune response, and inflammatory and antioxidant status of cows. It appears that, for transition cows, heat stress can be even more challenging, but antioxidant solutions can help. A trigger for postpartum dairy cows Elevated temperatures trigger cortisol secretion, which is also known as the stress hormone. Scientists […]
Apr 12, 2023
BlogHow inoculants can help increase slurry fertilizing valueManure and slurry are valuable fertilizing elements, providing organic matter for the soil and crops. However, management and handling — from the farm to the field — can lead to logistical and agronomic difficulties. With an estimated 27 m3 of slurry produced per dairy cow and per year, increased efficiency in the nitrogen cycle can […]
Apr 12, 2023
BlogDeveloping nutrition sub-models that account for live yeast fiber effectWith skyrocketing feed prices, tools that can help maintain the profit margin on a farm are critically important. Our ruminant R&D team recently gathered new data to quantify the effects of ruminant live yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae CNCM I-1077 (LEVUCELL SC) on NDF degradation in a large range of forage samples in vivo. This unique dataset […]
Apr 6, 2023
BlogHeat stress can disturb dairy cows postpartum, could producers find solutions through nutrition?Heat stress can disrupt milk production, but new tools are available to help nutritionists and farmers around the world estimate their losses — and take steps to regain production. Plus, recent research investigates the link between heat stress, immune response, and inflammatory and antioxidant status of cows. It appears that, for transition cows, the situation […]
Apr 6, 2023
BlogBeneficial bacteria to help maintain hoof healthLameness in dairy farming is often underestimated. Nowadays, it is estimated that more than 80% of herds are affected by lameness with the number of cows affected globally increasing due to the evolution of housing design. Today, more than 70% of infectious lameness is due to bacterial infections of the hoof, such as digital dermatitis […]
Apr 5, 2023
BlogInside a bacteria plant: the art and science of producing quality bacteriaBacteria were among the first life forms to appear on Earth and they exist under a plethora of forms adapted to any environment, or inside our bodies. Certain strains have been carefully selected for specific industrial or food applications and are produced in fermentation facilities. For the past decades, the use of live bacteria for […]
Apr 3, 2023
BlogSlurry inoculants help reduce ammonia emissions, cut fertilizer and labor costsManure and slurry are valuable fertilizing elements, providing organic matter for the soil and crops. However, management and handling — from the farm to the field — can lead to logistical and agronomic difficulties. Depending on spreading conditions, it may lead to a total loss of complete ammoniacal nitrogen, and thus a loss of fertilizing […]
Mar 14, 2023
BlogInside a yeast plant: producing quality live yeast for animal nutritionIf the commercial production of baker’s yeast goes back as far as the end of the 19th Century, the production of carefully selected yeast strains, as used for animal nutrition purposes is much more recent and based on technological and industrial advances. Optimal yeast production could be compared to the optimal production of livestock animals. […]
Mar 13, 2023
BlogYeast cell walls are not limited to MOSYeast cell walls (YCW) are the insoluble fraction of autolyzed or hydrolyzed yeasts, obtained after the separation from the cytoplasmic content. They are sometimes referred to as “MOS”, but it is a misnomer! YCW are not limited to mannan oligo-saccharides (MOS), which represent the external layer of the YCW, there is also the internal layer […]
Mar 13, 2023
PodcastsEp. #8 | Review of alternatives to ZnO: how feed formulation can help achieve a better production, with Fernando Bravo de LagunaXixi Chen, Ph.D., expert in animal nutrition, interviews Fernando Bravo de Laguna, Project Leader of R&D Swine at Lallemand Animal Nutrition. In this episode, Bravo de Laguna reviews the evolution of the swine industry, its challenges, and the application of ZnO. He explains the history and mode of action of the therapeutic doses of ZnO […]
Mar 13, 2023