By Grace Thomas, M.Agr.Sc. P.A.S. The temperate climate in Ireland and the United Kingdom leads to ideal conditions for pasture growth. Due to this, pasture and pasture-based forages make up a large proportion of dairy cow and beef cattle rations. With 95% of Irish dairy cows(1) receiving pasture or grass silage in their diet, and […]
By Dr. James C. Coomer, Ph.D., PAS Mycotoxins seem to be discussed everywhere in livestock nutrition press these days and it appears mycotoxins are an inevitable part of nutrition now and into the foreseeable future. DSM recently released their December mycotoxin survey, including their corn mycotoxin survey results for 2023. The survey of 123 corn […]
By Dr. Louisa E. Koch, Ph.D., P.A.S. You have likely heard a thing or two about the fat-soluble vitamins A, D, and E. Did you know, however, that the water-soluble B-vitamins play essential roles in the cow, as well? The B-vitamins are a group of water-soluble vitamins that have key roles as enzymatic cofactors or […]