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Watch: What are rumen-protected fats and why are they important?
Ensuring your fat supplement of choice is rumen-protected is crucial to maintaining positive digestive health! Watch on to learn more about rumen-protected fats and why they’re such an important part of your herd’s diet.
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Beating butterfat depression during spring grazing
Long considered the perfect tonic and a cost-effective feed source for dairy herds after a winter in the sheds, the green green grass of home isn’t always all it’s cracked up to be. Let us explain why…
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Volac Wilmar Feed Ingredients' Paul Fransen explores fatty acids
Fats and fatty acids are two terms you will commonly find us using across our product range. These elements have an important role to play in keeping livestock healthy, happy and productive. But how much do you really know about fats and fatty acids?
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Fatty Acid Nutrition Webinar: A Summary
In early November, we hosted a webinar that explored some new and impactful scientific research on fatty acid nutrition. To discuss the topic in-depth, we welcomed an esteemed panel of experts. Here's what happened...
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Megalac 2.0 - Smell the Difference
When developing Megalac 2.0, we’ve taken great care to simply build on what made the original a great choice for managing nutrition and boosting the productivity of your herd. Here's everything you need to know...
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7 ways for successful winter-feeding
It’s only farmers that think about winter in the summer and summer in the winter. But this is because forward-thinking is the key to success. Let's nail down how to make winter feeding really successful…
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Using fatty acids from palm oil for animal nutrition
As strong advocates for sustainable palm oil, we had the pleasure of being guest speakers at a virtual webinar focussed on the topic – hosted by Efeca, expert Consultants in sustainable and legal sourcing of natural resources.
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Sustainable palm oil: what it is and why it matters
Only a select few would put the words ‘sustainable palm oil’ together - others may assume it’s simply not possible. But we’re delighted to tell you that it is. And we even hosted an entire event to bring attention to this.
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Free calculator: Optimise fat in dairy herd rations to boost yields
If only there was a simple way to calculate the optimum amount of fat to add to dairy feed in order to maximise milk production. Right this way.
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#MegaFertility - Dairy Production and Herd Health
Cows are at their most productive when they are healthy and happy. Yet milk production itself can have a negative impact on fertility rates. It’s something of a catch 22, but correct nutrition holds the key to success.
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Turning out nutritional advice
Turnout isn’t as simple as flinging open the doors to your winter housing and watching as your cows bound towards the fields. Ensuring your herd remains happy, healthy and productive requires careful nutritional planning. Here are some tips.
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Volac Wilmar Feed Ingredients launch Mega-Max
Announcement for a new product in the Megalac fat supplement range.