"Paying close detail to forage quality is very important to ensure that nutritional requirements of dairy herds are met," said Dr Richard Kirkland, ruminant nutritionist for Volac Wilmar Feed Ingredients
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FAO launches ISAVET training in Kenya
FAO has launched its first In-Service Applied Veterinary Epidemiology Training (ISAVET) training for the first cohort of veterinarians and para-veterinary professionals in Kenya
Tetracore presents licensed PCR test for the detection of FMD virus in livestock
Tetracore has announced the licensing of its Foot and Mouth Disease Virus (FMDV) RNA diagnostic test kit, VetAlert, approved by the Centre for Veterinary Biology (CVB) of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
Imagindairy introduces animal-free dairy proteins
Imagindairy’s proprietary technology have recreated nature-identical, animal-free versions of whey and casein proteins that can be used to produce dairy analogs
Oxitec targets growing global cattle tick challenge
Oxitec, a developer of biological solutions to control pests that transmit disease, destroy crops and harm livestock, has announced that the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has awarded a grant for a feasibility project to develop an Oxitec self-limiting solution for the disease-spreading cattle tick, Rhipicephalus microplus