Posted by SLN Staff on Aug 7th, 2014 | Comments Off on Sustainable Livestock Nutrition & Management Tools
During the hot summer and early fall, a healthy diet becomes just as important for humans as it does for the livestock. Diet and animal management play a significant role in modern livestock operation and dairy cattle farms. This includes having daily rations and good use of minerals, supplements and formulations of a diet. The livestock industry and farmers are responsible for managing...
Posted by SLN Staff on Jul 25th, 2014 | Comments Off on Livestock Alternate Nutrition & Cost Effective Supplements
When producing beef-and-cattle-based farm animal products, you should aim with forages to provide the majority of the food for your herd. However, many cattle farmers are challenged with forage growth issues like changes in forage quality, lack of rain, excessive heat, and rising costs of hay. This article will show you several cost effective alternatives and supplements that you can feed your...
Posted by SLN Staff on Jul 16th, 2014 | Comments Off on Sustainable Livestock Feed- Energy & Nutrition
The global demand for food is increasing every day, and therefore it has become necessary to understand the sustainable feeding methods of animal production and farming. In the next decade, farming animals and raising animals for production of food will become extremely challenging due to the climatic changes, scarcity of resources, and shortages of food and water. Animals should not compete...
Posted by SLN Staff on Jul 11th, 2014 | Comments Off on Sustainable Nutrition For Dairy Cattle & Grass Fed Beef
Grass fed beef and sustainable nutrition for dairy cattle has become the latest buzzwords. With the latest buzz, there is also a considerable amount of confusion regarding grass fed beef. For dairy herds, the feed cost can run up to 50-60 percent of the total production costs of milk. A properly managed and well fed herd can produce more beef and milk, making it cost effective for cattle...
Posted by SLN Staff on Jul 7th, 2014 | 1 comment
The United States is the leading beef producing country in the world, producing over 27 billion pounds of beef annually. However, beef consumption has been declining steadily since the 1970s, when per capita beef consumption was around 70 pounds per year. Today, beef consumption is around 50 pounds per person, per year in the United States. Although beef consumption has declined at home, the...