The 32,500 Litre Herd: Is More Always Better?
IRELAND - How can we feed and manage a 32,500 litre dairy herd? This is tomorrow’s challenge for many dairy farmers around the world. Alltech’s Ruminant Solutions Seminar, ‘Pushing the boundaries: Performance vs. Profit’, will take place on the 13th and 14th of October 2011, in Alltech’s European Headquarters, Ireland, where this key issue will be discussed by experts across a number of fields.
22 August 2011
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“A holistic approach to assessing and improving efficiency needs to be taken. This includes steps towards realising the genetic potential of the herd with optimised nutrient utilisation, as well as securing the future of the herd with good calf management,” said Sylvie Andrieu, Alltech’s Technical Manager for Ruminants and Chairperson of the Ruminant Solutions Seminar.
“It’s about optimal nutrition, not simply increased production as we move towards feeding nine billion people.”
“Everybody talks about improving efficiency, be it through production, finance or the environment. But what are the real physiological limits?” asks Marc Larousse, Alltech’s Vice President Europe.
“At Alltech’s Ruminant Solutions Seminar we will address this crucial question and discuss the latest in solutions for the ruminant industry.”
A panel of renowned industry experts will present their views and participate in question and answer sessions on the following topics:
The Old Good Times of Dairy Production: Myths or reality?
Dr Judith Capper, Department of Animal Sciences, Washington State University, USA
Nitrogen Efficiency: Where are the limits?
Dr Virginia Ishler, Penn State University, USA
Practically Pushing Nitrogen Efficiency Boundaries in Dairy Herds
Dr Paolo Colturato, Team Paragon Consultancy, Italy
Udder Health Management in Practice: A multifactorial approach
Dr Sarne De Vliegher, Veterinarian, Ghent University, Belgium
Accelerated Calf Programme and the Impact on Herd Performance
Dr Simon Timmermans, Horizon Beef, Iowa, USA
A Little Can Go a Long Way – Improving mineral efficiency
Dr Helen Warren, Solutions Deployment Team, Alltech Europe
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