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BlogMaking clean, quality grass silage is key to offset rising feed pricesExperts are urging livestock producers to make the best silage possible this season as purchased feed, energy and other inputs continue to rise. Granted, the cost of making grass silage has also risen due to widespread inflation effecting energy and […]
May 16, 2023
BlogTITAN technology: Ensuring quality and viability of live yeastProbiotic yeast needs protection Many experts insist that probiotics must be alive and viable to exert an effect on the microflora within the digestive system. Indeed, several national authorities will only authorize a claim for performance (such as improved milk […]
Apr 26, 2023
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 […]
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 […]
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) […]
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, […]
Apr 6, 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Mar 13, 2023