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Three Steps to Manage Heat Stress in Beef Cattle
The full swing of summer will bring high temperatures, high humidity, and high chances of heat stress. Heat stress is a major concern in the beef industry, causing countless problems in cattle, such as a decrease in feed intake, diminished digestibility, and a significant negative impact on performance. High temperatures can cause cattle to reduce feed intake, which can negatively affect ...
By Diamond V
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It Takes Guts
If there’s one thing we know about pigs, it’s their love for food. A lot of food. We even use the terms such as “eat like a pig” or “pigging out.” Since swine are always on the lookout for their next meal, make sure the feed you’re putting in front of them will have a positive impact on their health and life-stage needs. Today, pork producers face ...
By Diamond V
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French Fries to Dairy DMI: Using an Inexpensive Air Fryer to Determine Dry Matter
Measuring Dry Matter Accurately On-Farm With an Affordable Consumer Appliance When assessing the health and productivity of your dairy herd, dry matter intake (DMI) is one of the key data points to consider. If DMI is low, productivity suffers no matter the quality of the ration. Moreover, with low DMI, maintaining cow health becomes that much more ...
By Diamond V
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Three Tips to Reduce Heat Stress in Dairy Cows
Summer is here and with it comes high temperatures, high humidity, and increased chances of heat stress. According to a 2019 Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research study, the US dairy industry experiences $1.5 billion in losses to heat stress annually. With afternoon humidities of 60-70%, and temperatures at 75-77°F, cows may already begin to experience the effects of heat stress ...
By Diamond V
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Summer Strategies to Reduce Whole-Herd Heat Stress
Summer is just around the corner and with it, heat stress. According to a 2019 Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research study, the US dairy industry experiences $1.5 billion in losses annually to heat stress. Higher temperatures can affect herds, and in turn, can decrease performance, production, and profit. However, heat stress impacts more than just the milking herd. Between calves, dry ...
By Diamond V
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Tips to Build a Healthy Rumen Environment
The health of your herd starts with good rumen management. Healthy cows perform better. Better performance can lead to greater production, and ultimately greater profitability. Without a well-functioning rumen, your herd could be more susceptible to a variety of health complications and costly expenses. Two things are vital when it comes to optimal rumen health: a stable, active, and healthy ...
By Diamond V
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Before the Sun Rises: Dusk. Dawn. Dairy. Diamond V. In Celebration of International Women`s Day
Rise and Shine You rise at 5:00am. The alarm clock goes off on the cherry-stained nightstand. Instinctively, you shut it off and step out of bed. You quickly get dressed and shuffle downstairs. Entering the kitchen, you start the coffee pot. Your favorite white ceramic cup, with a chip on the handle, hangs above the kitchen sink. Pulling it from the hook, you fill it to the brim, taking a second ...
By Diamond V
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Create Lifelong Immunity Starting with the Calf
Creating lifelong immunity in baby calves has never been more important. A proactive approach to health, nutrition, and management is a must from day one. Having a proper program in place not only improves the health of the animal, it can improve resilience to stress and disease. By implementing adequate colostrum protocols, feeding a consistent diet of whole milk or milk replacer, and ...
By Diamond V
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Enhance Productivity in Your Calf Crop
Each dairy farmer has their own philosophy around the best way to raise calves. Every farm is different, and what works best on one farm may not work on another. Regardless of system, there are general guidelines that apply to any successful calf raising operation. When these guidelines are not followed, bottlenecks are created that impair growth and productivity. Because your system is ...
By Diamond V
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Damage suffered by swamp morning glory (Ipomoea aquatica Forsk) exposed to vanadium(V)
To elucidate the physiological and morphological responses generated by vanadium (V) in plants, hydroponic culture experiments were performed with swamp morning glory (Ipomoea aquatica Forsk) exposed to 0 to 2.50 mg L−1 pentavalent V [V(V)] in Hoagland nutrient solutions. The concentration of chlorophyll a, chlorophyll b, and carotene peaked at a V(V) concentration of 0.05 mg L−1 and gradually ...
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HortControl 3.3 release – Max Height, Snapshot, Reprocessing & more
At Phenospex we are continuously working on improving our products. Today we are happy to announce a new HortControl release, which improves the usability and will increase your phenotyping productivity. Here is a short ...
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Adsorption isotherm and kinetic studies of As(V) removal from aqueous solution using cattle bone char
The As(V) adsorption onto bone char was investigated as a function of bone char dosage, pH and contact time in batch tests. The initial As(V) concentrations were varied from 0.1 to 1 mg/L to evaluate the adsorption kinetics and isotherm. The As(V) concentrations were analyzed using a graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrophotometer. The highest As(V) removal was found to be 62% after 3 d ...
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The Power of Fusing 3D with Multispec
3D assessment of plants became a commonly used technology in plant phenotyping to measure morphological and architectural features of plants. Although, 3D sensors such as PlantEye can be the workhorse for every phenotyping platform, it still lacks the ability to measure changes in color or other spectral information that are an important indicator for the plants physiological ...
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Plant Phenotyping in the Americas, One Year Later
Approximately a year ago, I entered the plant phenotyping arena and in my first blog for our company posed the following ...
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Hydraulics stability of compost-based filtration media
The longevity of compost-based storm water filtration systems has not been widely studied. Hydraulic conductivity measurements of compost amended sand media (20% and 50% v/v) within columns were undertaken. The results show that the filtration media in both columns had a reduction in the total saturated hydraulic conductivity. A tracer test showed there was no blockage due to biological or ...
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Effect of aluminum and chromium on the germination and growth of two Vigna species
Abstract: The study deals with the effect of metal toxicity (aluminum, chromium and combination of both the metals) on seed germination, root length, shoot length, seedling length and dry biomass of Vigna radiata and V. sinensis. Chromium adversely affected the seedling by significantly reducing the growth whereas aluminum did not show such effect in both the species. Percentage of germination ...
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The effects of Parachlorella kessleri cultivation on brewery wastewater
Bioindustrial wastewaters, often characterised by high carbon and nitrogen contents, have shown promise as a valuable resource for the cultivation of beneficial microorganisms. The purpose of this study was to assess if Parachlorella kessleri could utilise brewery wastewater (Br WW) for growth and production of metabolites. P. kessleri was cultivated on different concentrations of Br WW over ...
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Induced phytoextraction: effect of amendment on phytoextraction of cadmium by poplar rooted cuttings ( Populus nigra L. and Populus alba L.)
To determine the effect of amendments on cadmium uptake by one-year old poplar rooted cuttings, a pot experiment was carried out. Pots were filled with three substrates mentioned below: 1) loam soil, cocopeat and perlit were mixed in 1:0.5:0.5 (v/v/v) ratio; 2) loam soil and cocopeat were mixed in 1:1 (v/v) ratio (P50%); 3) loam soil. Four treatments of Cd supply including 0 mg kg –1 (no ...
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A novel optical panel photobioreactor for cultivation of microalgae
In this study, a novel optical panel photobioreactor (OPPBR) equipped with a V-cut/or flat optical panel (OP) and a light source, i.e., light-emitting diodes (LEDs) was developed. The performance of this OPPBR was assessed using cultures of Chlorella vulgaris. Growth rates of biomass were compared in bioreactors operated separately using a V-cut OP, or a flat-plate OP both equipped with LEDs or ...
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Rice Milk
A container of commercially available rice milk was obtained and diluted with water to make a 10% v/v solution. A series of jar tests were run to determine the most appropriate FloccinAgentTM to utilize in the removal of the Suspended Solids and reduction in BOD, which was Floccin D. A further larger scale evaluation was made to determine the quantification of Floccin required to obtain optimal ...
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