Use of Urea Treated Crop Residue in Ruminant Feed

Lactosyl urea in ruminant nutrition.

Ruminant Nutrition: Feed Additives

Feed additives are largely used in beef cattle diets to improve performance and reduce risks of nutritional disorder diseases like acidosis and timpanism. However, some countries tend to ban the use of ionophore in animal nutrition due to the risk of resistance of some microorganisms. Therefore, alternatives to non-antibiotic additives must be studied. The objective of this work was to investig...

Ruminant Nutrition: Dairy: Feed Additives

Multiparous Holstein cows (n = 60) were used to determine effects of trace mineral source on oxidative metabolism, subclinical endometritis, and performance of transition cows. After a 1-wk preliminary period, cows were assigned randomly to one of 3 topdress treatments from 21 d before expected calving through 84 d post calving: 1) Inorganic sources based upon sulfates of Zn, Cu, and Mn (ITM); ...

Use of 'natural' products as alternatives to antibiotic feed additives in ruminant production.

The banning in 2006 of the use of antibiotics as animal growth promoters in the European Union has increased demand from producers for alternative feed additives that can be used to improve animal production. This review gives an overview of the most common non-antibiotic feed additives already being used or that could potentially be used in ruminant nutrition. Probiotics, dicarboxylic acids, e...

Analysis of Feed Carrying Capacity for Ruminant Livestock in Madura Island, Indonesia

A region is considered self-sustainable when the feed provision is adequate for all livestock demands. Livestock is fed in order to supply nutrient needs for maintenance, growth, and reproduction purposes. This study aimed to determine whether Madura Island inIndonesia is able to independently provide sufficient forage for its ruminant livestock. A Carrying Capacity Index (CCI) in four regions ...