Animal Health Articles
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Ruminants: The importance of feed analysis
Why is it important to have a high-quality feed? The quality of ruminant feed is directly linked with milk production, animal health, as well as farm performance. As feed costs represent a significant number of the total production costs, it is crucial to ensure feed nutritional values and quality throughout the whole year. Therefore, the intake of superior quality TMR and silages can help to ...
By SOILCARES
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UCD Helps BioAtlantis Develop Novel Animal Health Product - Case Study
Summary In 2003 Tralee-based biotechnology company, BioAtlantis began collaborating with UCD researchers to develop a seaweed-based product to promote better animal health. A key driver in the partnership was the ruling from Europe in 2006 that banned the use of in-feed growth promoting antibiotics. This was a major blow to the farming community throughout the EU and BioAtlantis, in partnership ...
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Biochar in Animal Feed: Precautions and Considerations
Biochar, a carbonaceous material produced through the process of pyrolysis, has shown potential benefits in various applications, including soil improvement, environmental protection, and carbon sequestration. In recent years, there has been growing interest in exploring its usage as an additive in animal feed. However, before incorporating biochar into animal diets, it is essential to consider ...
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Biochar Animal Feed in Europe: Paving the Way for Sustainable Livestock Agriculture
In recent years, Europe has been at the forefront of promoting sustainable agriculture practices to address the challenges of food security, environmental degradation, and climate change. Among the innovative solutions gaining traction in the region is the use of biochar as animal feed. Biochar, a carbon-rich material derived from the pyrolysis of organic matter, holds great promise for enhancing ...
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Application of Biochar in Animal husbandry: Feed Additive
Animal husbandry plays a crucial role in meeting the global demand for animal products. However, it also generates significant environmental challenges, such as nutrient runoff and greenhouse gas emissions. To address these issues, researchers and farmers have been exploring innovative solutions, and one such solution is the application of biochar as a feed additive. This article will delve into ...
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VR manure spreading
Variable rate manure spreading could be a good option for your farm Today’s fertilizer prices may be just the incentive needed for some farmers to explore the benefits of variable rate manure spreading. Manure can be a rich source of nitrogen, phosphorous and potassium, as well as trace nutrients. It has the additional benefit of improving soil quality by boosting ...
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Veterinary Vaccines
Vaccination aims to mimic the development of naturally acquired immunity by inoculation of nonpathogenic but still immunogenic components of a pathogen, or closely related organisms. The term “vaccine” (Latin “vacca,” meaning cow) was first introduced by Edward Jenner to describe the inoculation (or vaccination) of humans with the cowpox virus to protect them against ...
By Nuvonis
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Bringing Animal Health Serology In-House
The Most Comprehensive Bartonella IFA Panel Available for animal health We are excited to announce the Bartonella IFA Serology Panel for veterinary diagnostics will be run in our laboratory starting August 1st, 2022. We will continue offering three IFA serology tests for antibodies specific to the following antigens: B. henselae, B. koehlerae, and B. vinsonii berkhoffii. Published data ...
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How to treat wastewater in livestock farm?
Livestock wastewater is the third largest source of pollution after industrial wastewater and domestic wastewater. It has the characteristics of high organic matter concentration, high ammonia nitrogen concentration, high suspended solids and pathogenic bacteria content, etc. It is a kind of high-concentration organic wastewater that is difficult to treat. Why does livestock wastewater need to ...
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Launching your pet cremation business: the legalities you have to consider
The world of pet cremation has come a long way in recent years. What was formerly a basic process in many cases consisting of little more than industrial waste incinerators processing any number of pets at any given time, animal owners who've sadly lost their trusty companions are now offered a solution with more dignity and care, delivered by experts with a passion for all creatures, using ...
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Investing in aquaculture: a road to riches or a path to poverty?
Aquaculture is growing at a greater rate globally than any other agribusiness sector. It is widely predicted that with 6 to 8% annual growth rate continuing well into the foreseeable future, aquaculture will offer good investment opportunities. However, just like any other endeavor, there are some very good reasons why what some see as a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow is empty and full of ...
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Benefits of Dura Trac Flooring
Dura Trac raised animal flooring is a durable, low-maintenance flooring product for livestock. It consists of steel mesh that has been coated in polyvinyl (plastisol) and has been a game-changer in animal flooring manufacturing. There are plenty of benefits to using Dura Trac flooring, and at ADA Enterprises, we’ve had over 45 years of experience to discover all of them. These are some of ...
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Veterinary Science: 101
What is Veterinary Science? Veterinary science is a medical specialty that focuses on the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of diseases affecting the health of animals and the transmission of diseases from animals to humans. It has also played an overall significant contribution to animal and human health. Did you know that veterinarians developed surgical techniques, such as ...
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Livestock Ventilation System Design Series - Part 2: Natural & Mechanical Ventilation
This blog is Part Two of our three-part series highlighting livestock ventilation system designs, with a focus on natural ventilation and mechanical ventilation. Read Part One here. Livestock ventilation systems contribute not only to animal health, leading to a higher-quality finished product and better profitability, but also to the health of their caretakers. The type of ventilation system ...
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Livestock Ventilation System Design Series - Part 1: Factors to Consider
This blog is Part One of our three-part series highlighting livestock ventilation system designs. Livestock farmers understand how important maintaining their animals’ health and comfort is to their bottom line. Livestock ventilation systems contribute to profitability by helping to maintain good air quality not only for their animals but also for those who care for them. Whether animals ...
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Government unveils path to sustainable farming from 2021
I was pleased to hear the government restate its commitment to a farming sector that is rewarded for how it restores nature and safeguards the climate via Defra’s Agricultural Transition Plan. However, with George Eustice still unable to indicate what sort of global trading relationships we will have in the new year, I also wasn’t at all surprised to hear farmers continue to plead ...
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A vital time for the future of British food and farming
On the 4th November, MP's voted down Agriculture Bill amendments aimed at protecting British food and farming standards. But the action of millions across the country has led to some success. Following mounting pressure from both British farmers and citizens, including thousands of our own member and supporters, we are pleased that the new Trade and Agriculture Commission will be placed on a ...
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Planning a Successful Ventilation Retrofit
In a perfect world, every barn would be a new build where ventilation could be entered into the formula throughout the design, engineering, and building process. That fantasy, as you may have guessed, sure isn’t what we at VES work with on a day-in-day-out basis. The reality is that a large swath of the ventilation consultations and installations we do at VES are actually retrofits ...
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The health-promoting potential of the Black Soldier Fly
A new article in All About Feed reports: “For the first time, the antioxidant effect of insect protein has been investigated in real-time conditions. It appears that black soldier fly protein could have a health-promoting effect when included in animal feed. In a new study researchers have investigated the health-promoting potential of the black soldier fly (BSF) as an ingredient in ...
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Swine Production Challenges: How to Select Farm Equipments
Choosing the right equipment for your pig farms can be hard. There are many options and they pretty much all look the same until you get to the price. How can you be sure you get the best equipment for the money you are willing to invest? The owners of Jyga Technologies are pig producers and have learned a lot of things over the years. Their goal here is to help other producers take the right ...
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