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Dairy: Milk can predict methane emissions in dairy cows

Researchers at Wageningen University in the Netherlands have shown that methane emissions of dairy cows can be predicted using milk fatty acids and milk infrared spectra. And although milk fatty acids were found to be more accurate, milk infrared spectra is easier to use, the study concluded. This research is part of ongoing greenhouse gas reduction efforts in the Netherlands and the European Union.

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Recent Articles

  • Increasing Dietary Lysine (Protein) Intake in Late Gestation Improves Milk Production by Gilts

    Researchers demonstrate that supplementing first-parity sows with standardized ileal digestible lysine (SID Lys) via soybean meal in late gestation improves piglet birth weight and milk production. Based on these findings, increasing dietary lysine intake to approximately 15% above NRC recommendations (around 22 g SID Lys/day) is recommended.

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  • Nutrition at Farrowing: Making the Case for a Blended Gestation-Lactation Diet

    University of Guelph researchers tested a blended gestation–lactation diet for sows during the transition period (one week before and after farrowing), when nutrient needs rise. The findings suggest that providing a blended gestation-lactation diet during the transition period can help sows minimize energy mobilization prior to farrowing, improve energy utilization from the diet, and better support piglets during late gestation and early lactation.

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  • Feeding Fish for the Future: How Feed Additives Affect Zebrafish Health

    Researchers at the University of Guelph found that while dietary supplements did not significantly affect zebrafish growth or survival, black soldier fly meal showed promising trends for feed efficiency and gut health.

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