Shifting Consumer Preferences in Dairy: The Higher Demand for High-Protein Milk in the GLP-1 Era
Author: Valentina Mayorga and Inge Heinzl, EW Nutrition Today, the dairy market is undergoing a remarkable transformation. Demand is no longer focused solely on volume or fat content, but rather on a specific component: protein. But why is protein suddenly at the center of consumer attention? Recent estimates indicate that approximately one in eight adults […]
EU publishes Short-term Outlook for Agricultural Markets (Autumn 2024)
The EU’s Short-term Outlook for Agricultural Markets (Autumn 2024) reveals significant challenges in agriculture, with adverse weather, geopolitical instability, and fluctuating trade conditions impacting production. The report identifies declining cereal and oilseed outputs, particularly for soft wheat and maize. Meanwhile, milk production is expected to remain stable despite a shrinking cow herd, and the meat […]
Sustainable livestock farming: Progress since 1950
by Ilinca Anghelescu, Global Director Marketing Communications, EW Nutrition Summary Global GHG Emissions and Agriculture: Agriculture-related emissions account for 31% of global anthropogenic emissions, with a growing share coming from food-related activities outside traditional farming, such as processing and transportation. This represents a significant decrease from the 1950s when agriculture contributed to 58% of global […]
Ketosis: the most critical metabolic disease in dairy cows
Judith Schmidt, Product Manager On-Farm Solutions Improvements in genetics, nutrition, and management continue to enhance dairy cows’ performance. However, being high-performance athletes comes at a cost, putting an extremely high burden on the animals’ energy metabolism. Especially around calving and during the first eight weeks of lactation, dairy cows can experience many stress factors: subclinical […]
Masked mycotoxins – particularly dangerous for dairy cows
By Si-Trung Tran, SEAP Regional Technical Manager, EW Nutrition Technical Team and Dr. Inge Heinzl, Editor, EW Nutrition Mycotoxins are secondary metabolites of fungi, commonly found as contaminants in agricultural products. In some cases, these compounds are used in medicine or industry, such as penicillin and patulin. In most cases, however, they are considered xenobiotics […]
4 steps to improve dairy cow fertility through feeding
By Judith Schmidt, Product Manager On Farm Solutions The average pregnancy rate for dairy cows has declined over the past decades. But why is my cow not getting pregnant? Is it because of feeding? These are questions we ask ourselves when things do not quite work out with the offspring in the cowshed. Economic success […]
How to reduce methane emissions in dairy cows: phytogenic solutions
by Technical Team, EW Nutrition The world demand for milk has seen a sharp rise. Today, we have just over 1 billion dairy cows in the world producing about 1.6 billion tons of milk per year. However, OECD and FAO estimate that numbers will rise up to 1.5 billion dairy cows in 2028, for […]
From sub-acute ruminal acidosis to endotoxins: Prevention for lactating cows
by Technical Team, EW Nutrition Sub-acute acidosis (SARA) is linked to high levels of ruminal LPS. The LPS cause inflammation and contribute to different metabolic conditions and diseases. Various strategies and solutions can be applied to modulate the rumen microbiota and prevent this risk. In sub-acute rumen acidosis (SARA), the quantity of free lipopolysaccharides (LPS) […]
Milk fever: Causes, consequences, prevention
Find out more about On Farm Solutions here Nowadays, dairy cows are real top athletes. This comes with additional challenges for their health and for on-farm management. Many of these problems can be traced back to supply deficits and can be easily managed with appropriate feed supplements. Milk fever is a disease that occurs mainly […]