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Mitigating stress and improving feed intake in high-risk cattle

Nutritional drenches can provide a huge boost to calves’ immunity as they enter a new environment, which naturally leads to greater opportunities to turn a healthy profit.

July 8, 2024

Robert Bondurant

The term “high risk” is mainly applied to calves bought and sold through local livestock auctions or sale barns, although not all these calves are necessarily considered high risk.

Feed additives: The next frontier of the dairy industry’s sustainability journey

Feed additives can have a major impact on methane emissions. It’s not easy to incorporate to ensure consistent reductions while maintaining cow health and production, but it’s worth the effort.

June 25, 2024

Conor McCabe

Feed additives have been highlighted as the best way to reduce enteric methane emissions in the short term due to their ease of applicability in a dairy farm. Typically, additives account for less than 1% of a dairy cow’s diet, but they have a drastic impact on enteric methane – up to 30% on commercial farms.

Gut feeling: Improved gut health in the feedlot leads to better nutrient utilization

When feedlot operators find ways to help cattle more fully absorb the nutrients they take in, the finishing period can become one of the most efficient times of those animals’ lives.

June 11, 2024

Tyrell Marchant

It’s no secret: Feed has always accounted for, by far, the biggest production expense of beef cattle production.

Choosing a mineral supplement: What can the tag tell you?

Understanding the information contained in a supplement’s label could be the difference between empty calories and a substantial return on investment.

May 17, 2024

Laurentia van Rensburg

Setting up an effective supplement program is more than simply finding the right mineral at the right price.

Southeast: What is an ionophore and why should you use it?

March 22, 2024

Katie Mason

Ionophores create opportunities for greater production efficiency in pasture-based systems and can easily be incorporated into most beef cattle operations.

Innovative FEED Act update: FDA encourages early contact in product development process

February 26, 2024

Abigail George

The Innovative Feed Enhancement and Economic Development Act of 2023, better known as the Innovative FEED Act, was developed to create options for producers to buy and use products that may not exist on the market today.

[Podcast] NCBA Cattle Industry Convention 2024 – Part 2

February 19, 2024

Welcome to the second of three episodes of our coverage of NCBA 2024. In this episode, Tyrell Marchant visits with Jeff Heldt, beef technical lead with Selko USA, discussing if your inputs are doing what you think they are when it comes to nutrition and feed expenses.

Defending cattle from parasitic hitchhikers

A defined deworming program, along with the right nutrition, will help protect against parasitic worm infection in both cow-calf and feedlot applications.

January 29, 2024

Chris Hagedorn

Cattle are at risk of parasitic worm infection when they graze grasses. Even pastures that appear healthy may be infested with worms, making it crucial to take precautionary measures.

When simply not losing is a win

The livestock feed industry faces challenges related to international trade, policy and the supply chain, but there are avenues to a continued supply of safe and affordable feed supply for cattle producers.

December 12, 2023

Constance Cullman

While the animal feed industry has made great strides in pushing for a modernized feed regulatory environment that keeps pace with scientific advancements in animal nutrition and international competition, hurdles remain.

Innovative FEED Act: What is it and what do you need to know?

The Innovative FEED Act’s goal is to create a new flexibility within the FDA to bring innovative products to market. These feed ingredients can help producers meet whatever goals they may have, from climate goals and soil health to feed efficiency and animal health.

November 14, 2023

Abigail George

The Innovative Feed Enhancement and Economic Development Act of 2023, better known as the Innovative FEED Act, will create options for producers to buy and use products which may not exist on the market today.

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Articles Tagged with ''feed additives''

Mitigating stress and improving feed intake in high-risk cattle

Feed additives: The next frontier of the dairy industry’s sustainability journey

Gut feeling: Improved gut health in the feedlot leads to better nutrient utilization

Choosing a mineral supplement: What can the tag tell you?

Southeast: What is an ionophore and why should you use it?

Innovative FEED Act update: FDA encourages early contact in product development process

[Podcast] NCBA Cattle Industry Convention 2024 – Part 2

Defending cattle from parasitic hitchhikers

When simply not losing is a win

Innovative FEED Act: What is it and what do you need to know?

QualiTru Sampling Systems launches customized food safety and quality training program for commercial dairy industry

Porosity: The true measure of silage density

Docility: Understanding pressure and selection

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