“We’re feeding it to cows to reduce methane emissions, and we hope to see at least a 40% to 50% reduction in methane of dairy cows,” says Heins. Heins says the early results are promising.

Successful dairy farming has always required a degree of precision. This starts with the watchful eyes of producers and managers who, through experience and dedication, know their cattle and their ...

Feeding dairy cows involves a lot of science, but there is an art to it as well. Trying new things keeps dairy nutrition interesting, but there are no silver bullet.

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In contrast, Green Alliance claims that feeding dairy cows a pill such as Bovaer, made of nitrate and a bio-based alcohol, would cost just £45-50 for every ton of emissions (tCO2e) avoided.

Researchers are exploring a new way to feed dairy cows that could help cut down on methane emissions while improving digestion. The new feed supplement, made from flaxseed and pea protein, may ...

A robot automatically sweeps food toward two dairy cows at an "automated farm" exhibit at the International Green Week food and agriculture fair in Berlin on Jan. 19, 2017. (John MacDougall/AFP ...

Researchers added seaweed to the feed of a group of dairy cows in Maine, and found a nearly 14% reduction in the production of methane. Methane is a greenhouse gas that contributes to climate change.

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There are several ways to feed dairy cows — pasturing on grass, topdressing grain and protein on the forages fed to the cow in her stall, or feeding a total mixed ration, or TMR. We use a big ...

He chose the pure Holstein Friesian breed – the largest dairy cow by size – which he had come to learn was the best milk producer in Kenya. Each adult cow cost him Sh250,000.