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Sustaining our planet and all its inhabitants is at the heart of who Alltech has always been. For more than 40 years, we have helped farmers, ranchers and producers worldwide efficiently and profitably produce nutritious food.
In 1989, Alltech founder Dr. Pearse Lyons introduced the ACE Principle, which committed the business to seeking the safety, benefit and well-being of the Animal, the Consumer and the Environment. He believed that the well-being of each component depended on maintaining harmony between all three.
Thirty years later, as the agricultural sector was being tasked with increasing outputs to meet the world’s nutritional needs while also reducing outputs to address climate change, Alltech president and CEO Dr. Mark Lyons launched Working Together for a Planet of Plenty®. Propelling the ACE Principle into the future, he issued a bold call for collaboration across industries and geographies to create and embrace science-based solutions that help sustain agriculture and provide nutrition for all, revitalize rural communities and replenish the planet’s natural resources.
“Agriculture has the greatest potential to positively shape the future of our planet,” Dr. Lyons said. “Through strategic collaboration and stewardship, we can transform the future of our planet with sustainable farming and nutrition. Agriculture has already made huge strides in sustainability. Imagine what is possible when we all work toward the shared goal of creating a world of abundance for future generations.”
Working Together for a Planet of Plenty transcends environmental sustainability. It is a vision of a more positive future, full of promise and possibility. It’s not just Alltech’s mission. It is our purpose.
Agriculture is at the forefront of solutions that nourish people and nurture the planet. With the advent of new agricultural technologies, the adoption of improved sustainable farming practices and the widespread commitment to innovative collaboration, we can sustainably nourish the world and minimize the harmful effects of agricultural practices on the environment.
Alltech is committed to prioritizing the efficient production of nutritious food and reducing our environmental impact while helping producers implement profitable solutions to their sustainability challenges.
“Everything we do is centered on helping us advance our purpose of Working Together for a Planet of Plenty,” said Tara McCarthy, Alltech’s global vice president for ESG. “We have made great progress, but we know that there is always more work to be done. Alltech team members around the world have shown unwavering commitment to sustainable and ethical business practices. We continue to reach for ambitious ESG targets, find areas for improvement and innovation, and strive to nurture a culture of sustainability.”
Guided by this purpose, Alltech is committed to:
To guide us on this path, Alltech conducted a global, industry-wide survey in 2023 to gather insights on the issues that matter most to the agri-food value chain and its stakeholders. Through interviews with 26 global industry leaders and a comprehensive survey completed by more than 2,500 members of the agri-food industry, we quantified attitudes about sustainability. The Alltech Sustainability Insights Report helped us identify actions to build a more sustainable future — for Alltech and for the wider agri-food industry — and effect real change across the value chain.
The survey allowed us to listen to the voices of our industry and develop a robust, future-facing program of insights support that is relevant, ambitious and genuinely impactful.
“We are an industry that has remained resilient and provides a robust and efficient food system for all. To be seen as sustainable food leaders, we need to adopt a holistic approach and continue to evolve the narrative,” McCarthy said. “While everyone across the value chain has a role to play, food producers are clearly front and center. The proactive role of the industry and policymakers in this conversation is absolutely vital.”
Alltech continues to serve as a voice for the industry, advancing agri-food innovation and sharing the story of agriculture’s vital role — including the industry’s ability to capture carbon and implement technologies that increase production efficiency and sustainability.
A strategic research alliance with Archbold (Lake Placid, Florida, USA) brought together scientists from two different disciplines — ecologists from Archbold and ruminant nutritionists and researchers from Alltech — to gain a better understanding of how cattle production at Archbold’s Buck Island Ranch impacts the ecosystem and its ability to sequester carbon. Over the past five years, the research alliance has created a model for estimating the ranch’s carbon footprint — and the results have been astounding. On average, Buck Island Ranch sequesters more carbon each year than it emits. It is a net-carbon sink.
Research like this illustrates agriculture’s incredible ability to not only reduce our own greenhouse gas emissions, but to capture and sequester emissions that have been released by other industries. The potential to capture carbon in the soil presents an amazing opportunity for the agri-food community to embrace its critical role in solving climate change while also improving soil health, increasing crop productivity and promoting biodiversity.
We highlight agriculture’s critical role in nourishing the world and nurturing the planet by:
In 2024, we will release our first feature-length documentary, World Without Cows, which examines the true impact of cattle on our world through interviews with dozens of experts in agriculture and environmental science.
“Our goal is to challenge the prevailing narrative and start an important conversation about the role of cattle in our world by encouraging viewers to examine the science,” Dr. Lyons said. “We also want to show our industry that we can tell this story in an effective way. We can bring about change. Agriculture is vital to solving the world’s climate
change challenges.”
Through all these endeavors, Alltech is advocating for agri-food in a proactive and compelling way.
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In questo periodo difficile anche per i nostri allevatori, potrebbe essere utile avere alcuni consigli su come gestire al meglio la stalla. Viste le recenti richieste da parte di alcune latterie di ridurre la produzione di latte, abbiamo ritenuto opportuno trattare nel nostro primo video le procedure da attuare per soddisfare questa esigenza, tenendo conto del benessere degli animali e delle performance attuali e future. Se avete argomenti che volete approfondire scriveteci!
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Research shows that, in order to increase hot carcass weight in beef cattle, farmers need to work toward producing healthier animals by increasing feed efficiency.
Feedlot cattle use high-energy feed ingredients to reach their potential for meat production. With high production costs, animals must be as efficient as possible at utilizing the nutrients released from feeds in order to increase profitability at the feedlot.
Cattle rely on the rumen to break down fiber; however, some undigested ingredients can bypass the rumen and cause:
Scientists at the Alltech Center for Animal Nutrigenomics and Applied Animal Nutrition continuously analyze how specific food and diet formulations can change gene expression and alter performance. Research into the finishing stage has focused on aspects such as hot carcass weight and feed efficiency in beef cattle. Scientists have even discovered a way to predict responses to certain feed ingredients. Among the top 10 breakthroughs at the research center is a product whose name says it all: Amaize®.
Amaize, an extract of Aspergillus oryzae fermentation, contains alpha-amylase enzymes that modify starch digestion, maximizing feed efficiency and increasing production. Amaize fractions starch to change the volatile fatty acid profile in the rumen, which leads to physiological changes in the animal, breaking down feed ingredients to enhance cattle metabolism. Using traditional techniques, researchers were successful in demonstrating that adding Amaize to the diet resulted in carcass weight gain for beef cattle.
Examining rumen fermentation patterns and tissue samples using gene expression, however, showed that the mode of action for Amaize was much more complex than it originally appeared. The enzyme’s impact on the animal’s metabolic system showed that Amaize optimizes animal growth not by increasing digestion; rather, Amaize promotes specific rumen microbial populations that would typically be associated with fiber digestion. Modification in microbial populations resulted in changes in rumen fermentation patterns and end products, including increased butyrate concentrations and other metabolites.
The downstream effects of this shift include changes to the blood metabolites and genes related to energy utilization for growth. Gene expression evaluations have shown that genes related to the expression of insulin-like growth factor (IGF-1), insulin receptors and growth hormone receptors were affected positively in muscle tissue. Changes in gene expression suggest a correlation to improved energy balance, increased metabolic activity and, therefore, muscle growth.
Nutrigenomics has allowed scientists to more precisely understand the mechanism of action of Amaize, making it possible to issue specific recommendations to farmers regarding when and how to incorporate Amaize into their cattle’s diets, increasing growth efficiency in beef cattle.
While nutrigenomic studies have proven that an increase in hot carcass weight and dressing percentage were possible, field research confirmed the phenomenon of higher carcass weight in finished beef cattle, correlating to an increase in ROI. Since the discovery of the Amaize enzyme, numerous studies have been conducted in both university and commercial settings. These studies confirmed that the ideal dose rate for Amaize is 5 grams per head per day for feedlot cattle; there are no additional benefits associated with providing it at higher levels.
While, individually, each of these studies showed the positive effects of feeding Amaize, it was when they were examined as a whole that the real value for the producer was uncovered. These studies included a variety of breeds, diets (including steam-flaked, rolled and high-moisture corn-based diets), locations and weather conditions — proving the consistency of Amaize in diverse conditions. The studies showed that, on average, the product has the ability to increase dressing percentage by 0.5% units and hot carcass weight by 15.5 pounds. In today’s cattle market, that extra 15.5 pounds of hot carcass weight means that Amaize achieved a 10:1 return on investment.
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Using enzymes like Amaize to alter rumen fermentation and metabolism proves that it is a key component for optimizing finishing diets, driving carcass weight gain and maximizing return on investment. Find out how Amaize can help you increase your ROI.
Amaize fractions starch to change the volatile fatty acid profile in the rumen, which leads to physiological changes in the animal, breaking down feed ingredients to enhance cattle metabolism, maximizing carcass gain and optimizing overall performance.
The last month has been frustrating for many; lots of grass has grown over the winter period, yet the unpredictable weather has meant that farmers have not had any decent run at grazing in February. The main ‘burst’ of calving has settled down on many farms, and now the focus has shifted to milk production and the season ahead or, more importantly, milk solid production.
We must remember that our milk payment system is focused on kilograms of butterfat (BF) and protein. This is a function of milk yield and solids percentage. Our task is to maximise all of these and get the cow back on calf while keeping an eye on total cost.
If we look back at our milk recordings or co-op report for the year, a general theme runs through all of them. High percentage solids for the first six weeks, then a drop in protein, followed by a drop in butterfat heading into the second round of grazing. When analysing this data, it is more important to pay attention to the fluctuations rather than the overall level. For example, it is more worrying to see protein going from 3.5% to 3.25% rather than it being 3.3% all year. In the former, we are getting a negative change in diet or energy levels, which will have knock-on effects on body condition and fertility.
Keeping cows above 2 kg of milk solids (MS) for as long as possible is a target many should aim for, and this can be achieved in many ways, as outlined below:
26 litres at 4.0% BF and 3.5% Protein = 2kg MS
28 litres at 3.8% BF and 3.2% Protein = 2kg MS
It is important to remember the MS calculation for your own farm and complete the exercise regularly (detailed below). Milk production should fall no more than 1–2% per week post-peak. Analysis of your co-op report should see multiples of this during the May–July period, which is lost production but, more importantly, revenue.
(Milk yield litres/100) x (Fat% + Protein%) x 1.03
Protein is driven by the starch and sugar content of the diet, and the focus should be on this rather than increasing the energy alone. Starch is usually derived from a grain source in the concentrate, and the most abundant form of sugar over the next while will be grazed grass. Getting cows out to grass is important, as we see the effect of what going onto a better source of silage or forage can do to production levels. The focus should be on optimally utilising the first round of grass to retain quality in the sward in the subsequent rounds. While focusing on quality is one thing, we also need to pay attention to quantity, or dry matter intake (DMI). Cows need to be outside for the right reason and to consume grass in adequate conditions, rather than being outside to stand by the hedge or enjoy the scenery. Know your dry matter requirement and the amount they are getting from grass today. While a lot of farms shy away from grass measurement, at a minimum, you need to outline two figures. Supplements in the form of concentrate and forages need to be used and based on demand of feed, based on the cow/milk solids production. While protein levels will be spectacular on many farms during the first six weeks, this can be propped up by body condition losses. This means that each farm needs to assess its feeding regime, especially if they have had sharp drops in protein percentages in the past.
Lower milk fat can be due to several reasons. While we usually associate it with a lack-of-fibre issue in the diets, it can be attached to a lack of energy in the diet, or if cows are grazing, then the discovery of fatty acids in grass can also have adverse effects. Linoleic acid, which is prevalent in most forage species, is especially abundant in lush grass and can lead to a higher-fat diet. This can cause reduced fibre digestion, lower rumen pH and, so, compromised rumen health. Ultimately, this can lead to a reduction in butterfat percentage. Data from research has shown that as little as 2 g of conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) in the rumen can cause a 20%-drop in butterfat.
If you are experiencing a lower butterfat percentage, then you first need to assess other issues/characteristics in the cows, such as manure consistency. It should not be loose or overly watery, but more like soft porridge in a grazing situation (slow clap sound).
Dropping butterfat can be somewhat unavoidable as our focus should be on grazing high-quality, lush grass. However, other issues, such as dropping milk yield, body condition or milk protein, reduced intake or poor cud-chewing, should be a cause for concern, and we do need to act to correct them. We can help by using other features to improve rumen health, because we know that if we do not look after rumen health, then the effect of the CLA on our butterfat percentage will be exacerbated. Avoiding rapid changes to any diet is essential. While the weather is unpredictable, adjust any dietary changes slowly and avoid sudden changes in rumen pH.
If forage-based buffer containing chopped straw is still needed or used, this has been shown to maintain butterfat in a grazing situation. If butterfat percentage is your goal, you could continue to feed this forage buffer, but you need to be conscious of the availability of grass. If it is not required from an intake point of view, you might be compromising quality later, i.e., it might not make sense to feed silage to make silage. Also, if you are feeding forage at a reduced rate, you need to make sure it is clean, free from heating, mould or mycotoxins. Usually, in the absence of this, you are feeding a parlour-based concentrate and grazed grass. The focus should be to stick to feeding levels of 0.1–0.15 kg max per litre, assuming enough grass. Beyond this, a supplementary forage is required, as your volume of concentrate could compromise rumen health. As the aim is to make up DMI with the concentrate, we should add digestible fibres, like pulp sources, to the concentrate.
The use of a live yeast, such as Yea-Sacc®, in the parlour concentrate, has been proven to improve fibre digestion and rumen pH in grazing situations (UCD trials). Yea-Sacc is the most widely researched live yeast culture for promoting rumen stability — helping cows avoid the variations in rumen pH that can interfere with DMI, fibre digestion and butterfat production. Talk to your feed and/or mineral supplier to ensure it is added to your concentrate.
The presence of 80–100 kg of lush grass, high in fatty acids, can be hard to counteract. Lower butterfat is an issue that could last 2–5 weeks in mid-lactation and does not effect the visual appearance of the cow. The solutions above outline how we can improve the rumen environment so that we are not severely impacted by it and ultimately improve butterfat percentage. In fact, if implemented well and acted on as quickly as possible, it will go a long way to beat the drop in the first place.
There is much discussion among dairy farmers about low butterfat levels in milk. A decline in butterfat percentages can be common during spring months, when cows are grazing lush grass that is low in fibre and high in oil and sugars — but for some herds, this issue can continue into the summer.
While there are many factors that influence milk fat, it is believed that a key factor for the occurrence of milk fat depression is an elevated intake of unsaturated fats from young, leafy grass. Unsaturated fats are toxic to rumen bacteria and in order for them to survive they carry out a process call “biohydrogenation” which in turn produces by products that in effect switches off the mammary gland from producing butter fat and thus you get milk fat depression. Data has shown that as little as two grams of these by-products from the rumen can reduce milkfat production by as much as 20%. This effect can be exacerbated in the presence of a low rumen pH or if rumen health is poor. .
Low rumen pH may also result in other significant consequences for the cow, which has been proven scientifically
Recent studies completed in Ireland showed that, during the grazing period, more than 50% of cows experienced low rumen pH and,— but not all of them presented any other symptoms, such as acidosis.
Here are our top four tips for maintaining or improving butterfat levels at grazing:
Do not over feed concentrate at milking time (>2/3kg/milking) and make sure that the concentrate contains an adequate level of digestible fibre compared to the sugar and starch content. Examples of good digestible fibre sources would be beet pulp. The use of a forage or straw based supplementary feed can be used to make up for shortfalls in intake, supply adequate fibre levels and spread the volume of concentrate over more feeds.Avoid over-supplementing grass with conserved forage, however, as doing so might increase the butterfat percentage but will also decrease the butterfat yield through reduced milk yield.
Achieving grass yields in the range of 1300-1500 (2,800–3,000 NI/UK) kilograms of dry matter (DM) per hectare, especially in the second and third rounds is the target for grazing is the target we should try and reach. Doing so will help increase your protein percentages and milk and butterfat yield. Be wary, however as higher leaf will mean more energy and sugar but this will be low in fibre and higher in fat which could have a negative impact on the butterfat percentage.
Is your feed or forage mould-free? Mould is a potential indicator of mycotoxins, which can kill rumen bacteria and inhibit fibre digestion, and potentially lower butterfat levels. Since not all moulds are visible, be on the lookout for potential signs of mycotoxin contamination in your cows. This can be especially important as we are using less volume of feeds as cows go to grass. Do you know what these symptoms look like? Visit knowmycotoxins.com for more information.
Does your diet include a live yeast? Alltech’s YEA-SACC®, the most widely researched live yeast culture on the market, promotes rumen stability, helping cows avoid variations in rumen pH that could interfere with dry matter intake, fibre digestion and butterfat production. Yea-Sacc works by removing air/oxygen from the rumen and increasing the presence of fibre-digesting bacteria. This helps reduce acidity in the rumen and increase the pH which can maintain or increase butterfat levels. This is all about getting the rumen to be healthy, working better and more efficiently and so getting better utilisation of feed and so more output.
Research conducted in Ireland at University College Dublin’s Lyons Farm has illustrated that the specific live yeast in Yea-Sacc can help increase rumen pH and reduce the duration of periods of low rumen pH during the day. Furthermore, cows fed Yea-Sacc had significantly less body fat loss and had a better energy balance.
Figure 1. Effect of Yea-Sacc supplementation or control on rumen pH (P<0.01)
There are many factors that can cause milk fat drop during the e grazing season. While some of these issues are unavoidable as we focus cows on eating large quantities of high-quality grass, what we do know is that these milk fat depressions are exacerbated if we do not have good rumen health and so improving rumen pH, overall rumen function and increasing fibre digestion is a central part of this challenge. To help beat the drop, ensure that Yea-Sacc is included in your feed.
Alltech ha estado siguiendo minuciosamente el brote del COVID-19, pensando continuamente en ONE: The Alltech Ideas Conference (ONE). La cita anual estaba programada del 17 al 19 de mayo en Lexington, Kentucky, a la que normalmente acuden más de 3 500 asistentes de 70 países distintos, para explorar soluciones innovadoras en la cadena de suministro de alimentos a escala mundial.
“Nuestra máxima prioridad continúa siendo la salud y la seguridad de los participantes, de nuestros colegas y de las comunidades en las que vivimos y trabajamos”, declaró el Dr. Mark Lyons, presidente y CEO de Alltech. “Frente a esta situación, hemos tomado la decisión de organizar la conferencia internacional de este año en una plataforma virtual, permitiendo a los que se inscriban de cualquier parte del mundo que participen activamente en los contenidos de vanguardia de la industria, de una manera accesible para todos.”
The Alltech ONE Virtual Experience facilitará el acceso a temas agroalimentarios, entre los que se incluyen los agronegocios, la acuicultura, el vacuno de carne, la agronomía, el sector lechero, el futuro de la alimentación, el ganado porcino y la avicultura. Las presentaciones magistrales emitidas en directo vía streaming, los contenidos en formato de vídeo bajo demanda de algunos de los expertos internacionales que lideran la industria a nivel mundial, además de las presentaciones que más deslumbraron en anteriores años, estarán disponibles a partir del 18 de mayo del 2020.
En su 36ª edición, ONE sigue siendo una fuente de inspiración y motivación, incluso frente a las dificultades. La conferencia explorará soluciones innovadoras a través de la perspectiva de la tecnología, navegando por los desafíos y descubriendo oportunidades. Este año, aplicaremos esas ideas para ofrecer una experiencia impactante de ONE virtualmente.
Invitamos a los líderes de opinión y a los encargados del cambio en toda la industria agroalimentaria a desencadenar el poder de la ciencia, la tecnología y el talento humano a través del streaming y el contenido a la carta. Apúntese aquí.
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[ЛЕКСИНГТОН, Кентукки] – Компания Alltech постоянно мониторит ситуацию, связанную с коронавирусом COVID-19, принимая во внимание ONE: Конференцию идей Alltech. Традиционное мероприятие, которое ежегодно собирает более 3 500 участников из 70 стран мира, было запланировано на 17-19 мая в Лексингтоне, штат Кентукки. В связи с распространением коронавируса и связанной с ней угрозой здоровью, компания Alltech представит Конференцию ONE 2020 в режиме онлайн-трансляции.
«Нашим приоритетом являются здоровье и безопасность участников, коллег и общества, в котором мы живем и работаем», – говорит доктор Марк Лайонс, президент и руководитель компании Alltech. «Принимая это во внимание, в этом году мы решили провести международную конференцию, используя виртуальную платформу, которая позволит зарегистрированным участникам со всего мира принять участие в обсуждении инновационных решений индустрии в формате, доступном для каждого участника».
Виртуальная трансляция ONE предоставит доступ к обсуждению отрасли сельского хозяйства, агробизнеса, аквакультуры, мясного и молочного скотоводства, растениеводства, будущего кормления, свиноводства и птицеводства. Основные доклады в режиме онлайн и видеоматериалы мировых экспертов индустрии, включая прорывные презентации прошлых лет, будут доступны 18 мая 2020.
36-ой год подряд Конференция ONE является источником вдохновения и мотивации в сфере сельского хозяйства, даже в условиях тревожной действительности. Конференция исследует инновационные решения через призму технологий, преодолевая трудности и выявляя новые возможности. В этом году Alltech воплотит эти идеи ONE виртуально.
Ведущие мыслители и энтузиасты в сфере сельского хозяйства приглашаются для того, чтобы изведать силу науки, технологий и человеческой изобретательности с помощью этого интерактивного онлайн формата. Узнайте больше и зарегистрируйтесь здесь.
[DUNBOYNE, Ireland, and SHROPSHIRE, U.K.] – Az Alltech, globális állati takarmányozással foglalkozó társasága elindította első, európai in vitro fermentációs laboratóriumát, az Alltech IFM ™ -et, az Egyesült Királyságban lévő Harper Adams Egyetemmel együttműködve.
Az Alltech IFM egy takarmányozástani eszköz, amely szimulálja a bendő fermentációját és kiértékeli az állatok takarmányának emészthetőségét.
A gazdálkodók és a takarmánygyártók számára az Alltech IFM labor használata azonosíthatja az optimális bendőfunkciók elérésének limitáló tényezőit. Ezzel meghatározható, mely táplálóanyagok állnak rendelkezésre és mennyire hatékony az emésztődésük, energiaveszteségük.
A takarmánymintákat, amelyek tartalmazhatnak kérődző koncentrátumokat, friss takarmányokat, szilázst vagy teljes vegyes takarmányt (TMR), bendőfolyadékkal érlelik 48 órán keresztül, majd elemzik az illékony zsírsavak (VFA) és mikrobiális biomassza szempontjából. Az Alltech IFM, az egész folyamat során méri a gáztermelést, vagyis az elveszett energia, az állatonként kibocsátott metángáz-kibocsátás által kiszámítható. A Carbon Trust által hitelesített Alltech IFM hatékony eszköz a farm- és takarmány-specifikus bélben oldódó metánkibocsátás előrejelzésére.
Az Egyesült Királyságban a Harper Adams Egyetemen lévő laboratórium képviseli az Alltech hetedik IFM létesítményét világszerte.
Az Alltech IFM laboratórium megnyitása Európában jelentős előrelépést jelent számunkra, mivel így most már képesek vagyunk elemezni az európai alapú étrendeket és biztosítani tudjuk, hogy ügyfeleink további technológiai támogatásban részesüljenek – mondta Matthew Smith az Alltech alelnöke.
Az együttműködés tovább erősíti a 2013 óta működő, az Alltech kutatásra vonatkozó szövetségét a Harper Adams Egyetemmel.
“Az Alltech IFM laboratóriumának a Harper Adams Egyetemen történt elhelyezése lehetővé teszi számunkra, hogy alapvető vizsgálatokat végezzünk a kérődzők táplálkozásával és a kérődzők anyagcseréjével kapcsolatban, hogy optimalizáljuk a bendő fermentációját, ezáltal javítsuk az állatok egészségét, teljesítményét és élettartamát" - mondta Liam Sinclair, Harper Adams Egyetem professzora.
Az Alltech IFM segítségével a bendőben történő fermentáció vizsgálatának célja a hulladéktermék, illetve a gáztermelés minimalizálása, valamint a VFA-k és a mikrobiális biomassza maximalizálása, melyek a tehenek számára kritikus tápanyagok. – tette hozzá Dr. Jim Huttington a Harper Adams Egyetemről.
A Harper Adams Egyetem csapatával együtt várakozással tekintünk új nézőpontok megismerése elé, és hogy kiemelhessük azt, hogy bizonyos takarmányadagok és takarmányok, hogyan függnek össze a magas színvonalú tej- és marhahústermeléssel egész Európában. Most sokkal jobban úgy gondoljuk mint valaha, hogy az Alltech IFM jelentős szerepet játszhat a nagy környezeti problémák megoldásában, a gazdaságokban keletkező hulladék csökkentésében és ezáltal is hozzájárulhat a Planet of Plenty ™ programhoz ”- mondta Smith.
Az Alltech-ről:
Dr Pearse Lyons ír vállalkozó és tudós 1980-ban alapította az Alltech-et azzal a céllal, hogy fenntarthatóbb megoldásokat kínáljon a mezőgazdaság számára. Termékeink javítják a növények és állatok egészségét és teljesítményét, jobb fogyasztói minőséget és csökkentett környezeti hatást eredményeznek.
Az Alltech globálisan vezető szerepet tölt be az állat-egészségügyi ágazatban az adalékanyagok, előkeverék-kiegészítők, takarmányok és teljes takarmányok gyártásában. 40 éves évfordulóját 2020-ban ünnepli a vállalat, melynek keretein belül tovább visszük az innováció örökségét és azt az egyedülálló kultúrát, amely a vállalkozások szemüvegén keresztül tekint a kihívásokra.
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Sağlıklı buzağıların yetiştirilmesi, gelecekteki sürülerin yüksek üretime sahip olmasını sağlamak için anahtar bir bileşendir. Genç buzağılardaki zayıf büyüme, sonraki süt üretimini güçlü bir şekilde etkiler. Bu nedenle, yoğun bir buzağılama döneminde bile, buzağılar unutulmamalıdır. Sağlıklı buzağıları yetiştirirken dikkat edilmesi gereken dört önemli alan vardır:
Kolostrum
Kolostrum, buzağının tüketeceği ilk besin, vitamin ve antikor(immünoglobulinler) kaynağıdır. Kolostrumdaki immünoglobulinler, genç ruminantın kendi bağışıklık sisteminin geliştiği kritik süre boyunca, buzağıları patojenlere ve hastalıklara karşı korur. Kolostrumun emilim yeteneği doğumdan sonraki ilk saatte en yüksektir, bu zaman diliminden sonra azalmaya başlar ve buzağıların ilk 24 saati boyunca bu süreç devam eder. Temel kural, ilk beslemedeki bir gecikme emilim oranını azaltacağından, ilk 2 saat içinde vücut ağırlığının %10'unu (yani, 3-4 litre) kaliteli kolostrum beslemektir ve kolostrumdan yeterli immünoglobulin emilememesi halinde hastalığa duyarlı bir buzağı bizi beklemektedir. İkinci besleme ise ilk 8 saat içerisinde mama ya da geçiş sütünden önce verilmelidir.
Erken Dönem Besleme
Erken dönem beslemesi, yetişkin bir ruminant olmadan önce buzağıların geviş getiren, yüksek üretimli bir ineğe başarılı bir şekilde dönüşebilmesi ve buzağıya bağışıklık sisteminin gelişmesi için ihtiyaç duyduğu enerji ve besinleri sağlaması açısından önemlidir. Altın kural, sütten kesmeden önce (8-10 haftada) doğum ağırlığını ikiye katlamaktır ve bunun için en doğru zaman yem verimliliğinin en yüksek olduğu birkaç ay boyunca yapılır. Bu nedenle, 40 kilogramlık bir buzağı günde 0.6 kilogram kazanmalıdır. Bunu başarmak için, vücut ağırlığının %15'i kadarı besleme hedeflenmelidir (yani, 40 kilogramlık bir hayvan için 6 litre). Bu aşamada, buzağı abomasumunun bir kerede 6 litre sütle başa çıkmak için yeterince büyük olmadığını unutmayın.
Buzağılar yaşama payları için yaklaşık 325 gram süt bileşene ihtiyaç duyarlar. Süt tozu %12,5 oranında kuru madde içerir ve bu da 2,6 litre anlamına gelmektedir. Günde dört litre beslenen (yani vücut ağırlığının %10'u) 40 kilo ağırlığındaki buzağılar günde 200 gram büyüme sağlayabilir. Bununla birlikte, 40 kilogramdan daha ağır olan buzağılar bu seviyede ancak korunmaya çalışacaktır. Buzağı mamaları ise tam yağlı sütten daha az yağ ve enerji içeriğine sahiptir ve bu nedenle, daha yüksek bir oranda kullanımları gereklidir.
1 litre süt elde etmek için 125 gram toz mama suyla karıştırılır.
Rumen Gelişimi
Rumen, hayvanların ileriki yaşamlarında tam bir performans sergileyebilmeleri için tam olarak gelişmiş olmalıdır. Rumen gelişimini, doğumdan 2-3 hafta sonrasında, nişasta içeriği bulunan yemler desteklemektedir.
Rumen duvarını güçlendirmek için aynı zamanda buzağıların samanlara erişimi olmalıdır. Bununla birlikte, saman içeriği yüksek bir diyetle beslenmekten kaçının; çok fazla tüketilen saman karın bölgesinde şişkinlik ve sarkmalara neden olabilir - yani rumen düzgün sindirilemeyen samanla doldurulur. Bu konsantre yem alımını azaltabilir.
Çevre
Doğumdan sonra bir buzağı mümkün olduğunca çabuk kurutulmalı ve temiz, kuru, cereyan bulunmayan bir ortama yerleştirilmelidir. Odun talaşı ve kuru altlık gibi alternatif yataklar yeterlidir, ancak sürekli kuru kalmasını sağlamak için düzenli olarak doldurulması gerekebilir.
Sağlıklı hayvanların bakımı için tüm yemleme ekipmanlarının temizlenmesi gereklidir ve diğer gruplara yem vermeden önce durulama ile birlikte daha genç hayvanlara öncelik verilmesi, hastalığın yayılmasını hafifletmeye yardımcı olacaktır. Temiz su kaynağı her zaman hayvanların önünde bulundurulmalıdır çünkü hayvanın aldığı süt doğrudan abomasuma gelerek bu ortamda konsantre yemlerin sindirimi için gerekli olan sıvıyı da ortamdan alıp götürecektir. Gruplardaki değişiklikler asgari düzeyde tutulmalı ve benzer büyüklükteki veya yaştaki buzağılar birlikte bakılmalıdır.
Özet
Doğru yönetim uygulamalarının yanı sıra, aşağıdakilere odaklanarak güçlü rumen ve sağlam bağışıklığa sahip sağlıklı bir sürü inşa edebilirsiniz:
Global fish nutrition company Alltech Coppens has launched a specialized Recirculation Aquaculture System (RAS) guide to help farmers achieve the full potential of their farm. Alltech Coppens is a specialist in nutrition in tailored feeds for RAS farms, and this new guide was created in collaboration with RAS specialists at the Alltech Coppens Aqua Centre, specifically for trout farmers. The RAS guide gives clear, detailed, farmer-friendly information on farm design, filters and how to operate them; as well as challenges and the critical feeding strategy.
RAS feeds are characterised by a high digestibility, leading to minimal amounts of faecal matter and high protein retention that minimises ammonia excretions. As a result, filters can work more efficiently. A true RAS feed makes a big difference in water quality, ultimately maximising the output of the RAS farm.
“To develop a high-performing RAS feed, it is crucial to fully understand every aspect of RAS farming,” said Gijs Rutjes, technical sales support manager at Alltech Coppens. “Working with customers, we discovered that it is possible to use more Alltech Coppens feeds, as the specific composition of the feeds results in even better performance and the filters will still cope.”
For RAS farmers, Alltech Coppens can identify barriers to achieving optimal performance and enables nutritionists to formulate with the best nutrients available, helping to reduce feed wastage.
“Being able to increase the daily feed rate is what every fish farmer wants, as more feed intake equals better growth,” added Rutjes. “In this guide, we share the knowledge and experience we have acquired through our more than 25 years dedicated to R&D.”
For further information, visit www.alltechcoppens.com/ras-guide.
Global fish nutrition company Alltech Coppens has launched a specialized Recirculation Aquaculture System (RAS) guide to help farmers achieve the full potential of their farm.
