News tagged with cows supplemented

Wine dregs shown to improve cows' milk

Feeding dairy cows the stems, seeds and skins from wine grapes boosts milk production and dramatically cuts the animal's methane emissions, Australian researched published Thursday shows.

Biology / Other

created Dec 08, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Supplement aids milk production

(PhysOrg.com) -- Massey University research has led to the development of a calf supplement that can increase milk yield in dairy cows by up to 12 per cent.

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created Sep 12, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0




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Climate-smart agriculture should be livelihood-smart too

Encouraging climate-smart agriculture can lead to climate change adaptation practices in a partnership where the farmer's needs are addressed.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Dec 03, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Climate change: South Africa has much to lose

(AP) -- Imagine the savannas of South Africa's flagship Kruger Park so choked with brush, viewing what game is left is nearly impossible. The Cape of Good Hope without penguins. The Karoo desert's seasonal ...

Biology / Ecology

created Nov 24, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Expert: Hay test can lead to more efficient feeding during drought

An inexpensive hay test can offer the best guidance as to how much supplemental feed is required for a beef cattle herd, and at the same time, save ranchers money, according to a Texas AgriLife Research scientist.

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created Oct 21, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Feeding cows natural plant extracts can reduce dairy farm odors and feed costs

With citizens' groups seeking government regulation of foul-smelling ammonia emissions from large dairy farms, scientists today reported that adding natural plant extracts to cow feed can reduce levels of the gas by one-third ...

Chemistry / Other

created Sep 01, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

India's rural poor give up on power grid, go solar

(AP) -- Boommi Gowda used to fear the night. Her vision fogged by glaucoma, she could not see by just the dim glow of a kerosene lamp, so she avoided going outside where king cobras slithered freely and tigers carried off ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Jul 02, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 5

Manure entrepreneur turns dairy waste into green energy

The back end of a cow provides the front end of the green-energy business that Kevin Maas is slowly expanding in Western Washington and Oregon.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Jun 14, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Citrate key in bone's nanostructure

Bone is one of nature's surprising "building materials." Pound-for-pound it's stronger than steel, tough yet resilient. Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Ames Laboratory have identified the composition ...

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Jun 08, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Methane gas from cows -- the proof is in the poo

Scientists could have a revolutionary new way of measuring how much of the potent greenhouse gas methane is produced by cows and other ruminants, thanks to a surprising discovery in their poo.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Jun 06, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

New strategy aims to reduce agricultural ammonia

As concerns about air pollution from large dairies and other concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) continue to mount, scientists are reporting a practice that could cut emissions of an exceptionally abundant agricultural ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created May 11, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Choosing organic milk could offset effects of climate change

Wetter, cooler summers can have a detrimental effect on the milk we drink, according to new research published by Newcastle University.

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created Jan 17, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 0


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