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  • Flavours and Sweeteners in Animal Feeds
    2025/08/15
    Flavours, Smells and Sweeteners.

    These products are used extensively in animal nutrition to draw animals to the feed bunk, drive aggressive eating and to mask unpleasant tastes and smells.

    In this episode we discuss the use of flavours to achieve certain nutritional goals. We also dive into the practical application of sweeteners to diets in order to drive intake and we have a look at the surprising gut response to artificial sweeteners which might make you reconsider that diet soda with your next burger.

    Join us as we continue to define the Nutraceutical Frontier.
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    19 分
  • Dry Silage Toolkit - Amaferm and Acid Buf
    2025/05/30
    Silage is a key ingredient that drives profitability on most dairy farms.
    Making good silage requires careful timing to ensure that the crop is harvested at the optimal moisture content.

    Of the many management activities around silage, the weather is one factor which is completely out of our control. Heavy rains can cause delays in harvest and, even though the crop is standing in water, it dries out beyond the optimal point for silage making.

    Dry silage may not be our fault but it is our problem to solve.

    In this episode, we discuss what can be done in order to make the most of very dry silage. We look at how Amaferm can be successfully used to increase digestibility of the hard fibres and how Acid Buf can protect your herd against the risk of acidosis and rumen scarring.

    Join us as we dive into the practical challenges of working with a key ingredient that is not what we ideally want to use.
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    22 分
  • The Farm Baby Edition
    2025/03/18
    All farmers have to deal with baby animals. In this episode Alex Jenkins and Hanaa Solomon discuss the commonalities and differences between the early life experiences of piglets, chicks and dairy calves.
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    33 分
  • What's going on in a hot dairy cow? The biology of Heat Stress.
    2025/02/24
    The summer months can be brutal for dairy cows and many people do not understand what goes on inside a cow when they get very hot. This episode explores some of the biology behind heat stress in dairy cattle. Questions such as:
    · Do cows sweat?
    · What's the effect of chili's on cows?
    · Why do we get dizzy when we hyperventilate?
    · What can I practically do on my dairy to help with excessive heat?

    Join us as we take a technical dive into these topics

    Reference List
    Habibu B, Yaqub L.S., Dzenda T., Kawu M.U. 2019 Sensitivity, impact and consequences of changes in respiratory rate during thermoregulation in livestock – A REVIEW Ann. Anim. Sci., Vol. 19, No. 2 (2019) 291–304 https://doi.org/10.2478/aoas-2019-0002

    Szallasi, A. The Vanilloid (Capsaicin) Receptor TRPV1 in Blood Pressure Regulation: A Novel Therapeutic Target in Hypertension? Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2023, 24, 8769. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms24108769
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    15 分
  • Tick Control - Naturally
    2025/01/30
    Summer time tick and fly control is a constant challenge on many farms.
    While there are several good options to dip cattle and sheep, a recurring issue is that of resistance and effectiveness.

    Natural remedies exist that are effective at reducing tick populations.
    When used wiht a dip program, they and can prolong the time that the ticks take to develop resistace.


    See the English translation on our YouTube channel.
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    9 分