Dairy Farming Articles
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What are the Different Types Of Cattle Feed?
There are many types of cattle feed available. All of them provide energy and protein as well as other vital nutrients. There are three main types of cattle feed: cattle cubes and pelleted cattle food. Cattle Cubes Cattle cubes can help maintain your herd's weight and condition. They are specially formulated to provide fair and low-quality fodder. Cattle cubes are rich in vitamins, minerals, ...
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Goat Farming - Impacting Livelihoods
Goat Farming – Impacting LivelihoodsGoat farmers could earn 250-300% higher incomes from goat rearing only by adopting scientific norms of goat management and potentially higher by improving herd size and engaging in goat rearing as an enterprise by rural households.Continued innovation is needed for better technology acceptance by all stakeholders. ...
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The regional focus trend of packaging sector
“Global” is out, and “local” is in—at least when it comes to foods. After the run on ecological and sustainable foods and beverages, consumers are now focussing more on products that are grown and produced nearby. The counter movement to increasing globalisation extends from Europe to overseas. However, the “regional” term has so far not been defined ...
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The Dangers of Farm Slurry and the Production of Slurry Gas
Slurry is created from cow manure and water and provides a fantastic, natural fertiliser that farmers can use to encourage the growth of grass and other crops. It is usually stored in a slurry tank or lagoon before it is applied to farmland as fertiliser. The dangers of working with slurry are well documented, as high amounts of gases can be released very quickly. How is farm slurry made? Waste ...
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Case Study: Online COD, Cream and Protein Monitoring Minimizes Dairy Product Loss
Reducing product loss and limiting COD discharge to the municipal sewer system were key goals for a dairy manufacturing plant. The facility looked to Real Tech to help achieve these goals, installing an industrial grade, real-time BOD/COD probe on the effluent of their production plant. The wastewater probe delivered reliable and continuous COD, cream and protein data, in addition to event ...
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Reducing the Effects of Methane from Cows in Cattle Farming with Methane Monitors
In 2018, there were an estimated 1.002 billion head of cattle worldwide, an increase of 6.5 million head over 2017.1 Global meat production has continued, and is seemingly continuing, to rise and although cattle now accounts for a relatively smaller percentage of overall meat consumption, there were still over 68 billion tonnes of cattle meat produced in 2014.2 Beef exported from the US alone in ...
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Milk Production Process: Pledge to Cut Emissions from Dairy Farms
Interest in the increasing carbon footprint of the dairy industry has grown considerably over the past few years and growing greenhouse gas emissions from the milk production process are a contributing factor. A number of greenhouse gases (GHG) are produced from fertiliser production through to consumption and disposal of packaging. Methane is produced as a direct emission from cows and carbon ...
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The Triple Challenge: Genetic Selection For Feed Efficiency
Like many other traditional industries such as automotive and banking, the agriculture and food markets are constantly faced with fundamental market shifts. New technology, science, digital capabilities, infrastructure, and viral marketing are beginning to converge, changing the environment and rules that many industries operate in. At Vytelle, we believe farmers are faced with what we refer to ...
By Vytelle, LLC
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How Much Do You Know About Human Milk Oligosaccharides?
Breast milk is the best food for newborns. Breast milk naturally contains various nutrients suitable for the digestion and absorption of infants, such as protein, fat, carbohydrates, various minerals and vitamins and other trace elements. In addition, breast milk also contains a variety of bioactive substances suitable for infants, such as lactoferrin, immunoglobulin, human milk oligosaccharides, ...
By CD BioGlyco.
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Correct use of ring die of animal livestock horse goat sheep rabbit shrimp feed pellet mill machine
First of all, under the premise of selecting high quality ring die, appropriate die hole form, open hole ratio and compression ratio (compression ratio = effective length of die hole/die hole diameter) should be selected according to the feed variety, formula and output. Generally speaking, straight holes and stepped holes are suitable for processing compound feed; Conical hole is suitable for ...
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Exploring the Opportunity of Fortified Dairy Products for a Multinational Food Ingredient Manufacturer - Case Study
Client Objective: A Global Ingredient manufacturer was evaluating their positioning and development strategy for the Indian fortified dairy products market and needed help quantifying the market potential and gaining a richer understanding of Indian consumers and their dairy consumption patterns. IMARC’s Process Map: Gathered market intelligence and insights on emerging trends from ...
By IMARC Group
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Skim, Cream, Butterfat, and Whey: A Process Overview of Milk Centrifugal Separation
High-speed disc stack centrifuges play three key roles in standardized milk production: Clarification: removing foreign matter—like hair, stray cow cells, and dirt Purification: pulling the butterfat from the raw milk in order to produce skim milk and cream Standardization: regulating the fat content of your finished milk by blending some cream back in, so that you can have 1% milk, ...
By Trucent
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Commonly Found Indoor Molds
Acremonium naturally found in soils, decaying organic matter and plant debris. Can be found in food and indoor environments. A common allergen. Can produce a trichothecene mycotoxins and volatile organic compounds. Agrocybe/Coprinus This genus is a basidiomycetous mold. Fungal spores which are from mushrooms. The specific mushroom species can not be identified on the culture plate. Many mushroom ...
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Storytelling is the challenge, but it can also be the solution
America loves farmers, and the data proves it. The Industry of Farming & Agriculture has the highest favorability ratings of all U.S. industries, and farming is regularly ranked one of the most trustworthy professions… so why is there still a major disconnect between food producers and the end consumer? There’s a feeling of “us vs. them” on both sides, and it ...
By DP Techlink
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Spinder new knowledge partner of Dairy Academy Royal A-ware
On Wednesday, September 1st, Spinder and Dairy Academy, the knowledge platform of Royal A-ware, signed a five-year partnership. The Frisian company Spinder is known as an expert in barn design concepts. By sharing knowledge in the field of design and layout of barns, member dairy farmers are kept up to date on smart solutions that contribute to cow comfort and farmer comfort. Eleventh knowledge ...
By Spinder
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Cow monitors help dairy boost production, health at Hardscrabble, United States
Background Jerry Volenec and his wife, Jennifer, farm 1,000 owned and rented acres and milk 350 Holstein cows in a limited liability company with his parents, Charles and Marilyn Volenec, near Montfort in Grant County, Wis. Jerry is the fifth generation of his family to farm at Hardscrabble Farms. In 2000, the Volenecs were milking 130 cows in a double- eight milking parlor. By 2010, they had ...
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Manage herd and farm
Improve health, raise productivity, save money – herd management with digital technology by GEA offers large and small dairy farms powerful functions for monitoring and managing cow health and operational procedures efficiently on a daily basis. With GEA’s Herd Management your farm is front and center GEA’s Herd Management system filters information to provide the ...
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The differences between the flights of Blue Origin and Virgin Galactic
Last July saw the climax of the most recent space race, in which Richard Branson demonstrated the capacity of his company Virgin Galactic, and Jeff Bezos of Blue Origin flew in a rocket which took him to the edge of space only 9 days afterwards. Both companies form part of the New Space sector and are vying to capture the market of space travel for wealthy tourists who want to experience ...
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BioBloc System Reduces Organic Load at Dairy Plant - Case Study
Operating on a continuous basis, the Polly-O Cheese plant (Kraft Foods) in Campbell, NY, experienced severe odor problems for many years. Running a parallel aerated lagoon system, the plant pushes through an average of 500,000 GPD, with organic loads as high as 15,000 mg/L BOD. The system was aerated with an old diffusion system, powered by two 250 HP blowers. In addition, four 50 HP floating ...
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Dairy Food Processing - Case Study
Challenges Bluegrass has a zero-tolerance policy when it comes to bacteria in its production facilities. The company has tried several other solutions and processes, but consistently had to spray several times, sometimes with multiple different products, to get full kill rates for Salmonella and Listeria bacteria. The drains were particularly susceptible to contamination and had to be treated ...
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