Posted by SLN Staff on Sep 30th, 2015 | Comments Off on A Sustainable Livestock Nutrition Program for Maximum Benefits
Small farm owners may find it difficult to feed their animals in sustainable way. Various environmental, economic, ethical, social and quality hurdles come in the way. The desire to maximize your profits while keeping your animals in optimal health is certainly a difficult target to achieve. If you are a livestock farmer, you are probably in the business because you love livestock farming, and...
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 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...
Posted by SLN Staff on Oct 29th, 2013 | Comments Off on Sustainable Organic Farming – A Better Way Of Livestock Production
We have heard the old saying that “we are what we eat.” This saying has a great significance because what we eat has a great impact on how we live. It is closely related to our health and environment. In recent years, there has been an increased demand for food that is ethically produced and also sustainable. Along with an increase in the amount of organically grown farm lands around the world...