15 Apr Top yielding dairy cows are feeling the heat
High performing dairy cows appear to be more susceptible to the damaging effects of heat stress than lower yielding stock. ...
Top yielding dairy cows are feeling the heat
10 Apr Selsaf®, a natural source of selenium with dual protection and dual benefits
In 1817, selenium (Se) was isolated for the first time by Berzelius. At that time little was known about its biological function, until its nutritional requirement was revealed about 140 years later by Schwarz and Foltz in 1957 (Mehdi et al., 2013). Since then, Se...
08 Apr Yeast probiotic solution in hyper prolific sows to improve weaning piglet weight & reduce mortality in lactation
Players in the swine industry are currently looking for new ecological, functional and cost-effective alternatives to meet the growing demand for products of high sanitary and nutritional quality. In the context of increasing bacterial resistance, measures to promote responsible use of antibiotics in farms become...
23 Mar Metabolic Consequences of Inflammation and Leaky Gut
Dairy cows alter their metabolic, hormonal, mineral, and immunological systems as they transition from pregnancy to lactation....
08 Mar Improvement in rumen function seen after introduction of Actisaf®
Loose, bubbly dung is often indicative of bigger problems in cattle, and can often accompany stressful periods such as calving, diet transitions or group changes. Quick recognition and early intervention is key to ensuring that a more serious condition doesn’t occur....
22 Jan Actisaf® maintains rumen function during changes in diet
Diet changes and forage variability are inevitable parts of any dairy business, often leading to digestive upset, acidosis and subsequent losses in milk production which often go unseen....
08 Jan Feed tech Service: providing expert support to Phileo’s customers
Top quality product development and high-level technical support goes hand-in-hand in enabling Phileo by Lesaffre to deliver valuable new yeast-based solutions to farmers across the world. ...
08 Jan Optimising pellet processing to boost pellet quality and profitability
It is essential to understand the parameters that affect the pelleting process. Evaluation needs to address three key factors: pellet quality, animal productivity and energy consumption....
08 Jan Energy efficiency in feed factories
As for other production process industry, energy use in the manufacture of feed is high: based on different estimations and depending on the formulations, the production of one ton of compound feed usually requires 40 to 60 kWh/t of energy. ...
06 Nov Actisaf® and Safmannan® support health and immunity in calves preweaning
Diet changes and forage variability are inevitable parts of any dairy business, often leading to digestive upset, acidosis and subsequent losses in milk production which often go unseen....
27 Sep Customer results boost Actisaf® Sc 47 HR+ new generation reputation
Customer experience of Actisaf® Sc 47 HR+ new generation has confirmed previous trials evidence of the live yeast probiotic’s highly effective performance in the face of modern pellet processing demands....
26 Sep Thermomechanical treatment of feed during the pelleting process
In this paper, we will present an example of a pilot press and compare how feed behaves in the press of this pilot tool with how it behaves in an industrial press. The main advantages of this type of tool are its ability to process...