Dairy Equipment Articles
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OCP Kenya School Laboratories (OSL Project) - Case Study
The success of the OCP Kenya-OCP School Lab (OSL) project stems from a comprehensive approach to addressing agricultural challenges in Kenya. A review of various surveys on the state of agriculture revealed a connection between low crop yields, reduced incomes, and soil fertility constraints, particularly soil acidity. Additionally, a lack of awareness about soil health and fertility ...
By SOILCARES
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What gas mix is right for our modified atmosphere package?
We get this question frequently, especially for companies new to modified atmosphere packaging. While it’s impossible to give specific product advice, we can at least lay out some of the variables to keep in mind. In many cases, the gas mix will differ based on 1) the product in question, 2) whether or not the item is for bulk shipment or storage, or for retail sale, and 3) whether the ...
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Milk pH Level: Everything You Need to Know
Learn all about the milk pH level and its importance for dairy products. Explore the factors affecting milk pH, its impact on quality, and more. Find answers to FAQs about milk pH. Introduction Milk, a staple in many diets, is not just a simple beverage. Its composition is a complex mix of various elements, each playing a significant role in its quality and nutritional value. One such crucial ...
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Reuse of Dairy Lagoon Wastewater Through SDI in Forage Crops
Abstract California has become the leading dairy products producing state in the USA. This has resulted in farms commonly milking several thousand cows per day. The care and feeding of the animals has produced large waste streams commonly collected and stored in lagoons. Environmentally safe handling and reuse of the lagooned wastewater is the objective of this study. A system of Subsurface Drip ...
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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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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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Nutrition and Your Eyes
Good nutrition is vital for your eye and general health. A well-balanced diet rich in vegetables and fruits is highly recommended. Vitamins that contain antioxidants are linked to eye health according to various clinical trials and studies. These vitamins help to maintain tissues in the eyes and healthy cells, as well as repairing any damages that occur over time. Antioxidant vitamins include ...
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The Impact of Heat Stress on Ruminants
Ruminants can be easily impacted by heat stress. It does not take extremely high temperatures for your animals to experience stresses that can have severe health consequences. In addition to heat, it is also highly important to consider humidity when determining the level of stress your animals might ...
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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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Cost-effective Pelletizing Machine For Dairy Feed Production
Dairy animals such as goats, cows, buffaloes, camels, etc. need to be fed nutritious food so that they can produce a good amount of milk every day. Dairy feed pellets have all the essential components mixed in them that are needed to make nutritive milk. Animal feed pellet machine is used to manufacture dairy feed of different diameters (2 to 10mm usually) and size. A variety of raw materials ...
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Choose A Pelletizing Machine For Dairy Feed Making Business
Feed pellet making machine is used to manufacture dairy feed of different diameters (2 to 10mm usually) and size. A variety of raw materials such as rice husk, corn, wheat bran, etc. can be used to make nutritious pellets. The choice of raw material depends on the type of animals and their dietary needs. With the continuous improvement of the intensive production level of dairy cow breeding ...
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Ventilation and cooling system to improve animal welfare and productivity
Today we talk about ventilation and cooling in the barn, a much discussed topic in our sector, through this short interview we will show you the point of view of an expert in Brazil who talks about us touching various points of ...
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Healthy Heifers; High Conception Rates, Promising Future - Case Study
Through a dairy ventilation system designed with adequate intake, recirculation, and exhaust fans Fetzer’s heifers receive optimal fresh airflow at their ...
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Calf Operation Controlled and Optimized by DairyBOS - Case Study
Most recently, Fetzer Farms installed DairyBOS, the Dairy Barn Operating System, into their cow barn. The system is designed with our veterinarians to optimize their herd health and productivity all year long, through automated ventilation, cooling, lighting, and continuous environmental feedback. It gives Fetzer the connectivity and controls they need to efficiently and precisely manage their ...
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Equipment of dairy cattle manure treatment organic fertilizer
Now we can see that many dairy farms, chicken farms and other farms are going to buy organic fertilizer equipment. Why? First of all, because the organic fertilizer production equipment can treat the manure of livestock and poultry into organic fertilizer, which fundamentally solves the pollution caused by the manure of livestock and poultry, so that the environmental problems in the farm can be ...
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Choosing a tanker to fit the task
Many factors are taken into consideration when choosing a slurry tanker. With the variety of makes, models and accessories involved, the options can be bewildering to both novice and seasoned buyers. The Major range of slurry handling equipment covers a variety of conditions for farmers and contractors. Divided into four classes, tankers in each category are designed and built around a specific ...
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What Are The Common Feeds For Tilapia Breeding
Tilapia is a tropical fish native to Africa. There are more than 100 species of tilapia, including subspecies. Tilapia has the characteristics of fast growth, high yield, miscellaneous food, few diseases, and strong reproduction. Tilapia is an omnivorous fish. In natural conditions, the food of tilapia is mainly composed of phytoplankton, zooplankton, benthic organisms and organic debris. In the ...
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SiteWorks Upgrade at Leprino Foods Dairy Processing Plant
Aeration System Upgrade Relationship Leprino Foods is one of the largest global producers of mozzarella cheese with numerous plant facilities in the U.S. and overseas. They pride themselves on producing “the best dairy products available,” and as an industry leader state that they “settle for nothing less than excellence.” This attitude for their products is also how they ...
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SomaDetect Integration: Platform
SomaDetect is a precision dairy technology company milk quality and dairy data company with offices in Fredericton, NB, Buffalo, NY and Thorold, ON. SomaDetect has designed and produced an in-line sensor that measures critical dairy-quality indicators from every cow at every milking. SomaDetect’s technology uses no consumables, chemicals, or cartridges, and with no lost milk. ...
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Not just milk-and-water
As global demand for milk, cheese, yogurt and other dairy products continues to grow, cost and energy management concerns are driving the introduction of new technologies in dairies to optimize and control costs of water usage. In dairy plants, water usage is one of the major costs in the processing of the milk that is both a direct product and a primary raw material used to manufacture ...
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