Rumen Efficiency
Dairy Program
With the Rumen Efficiency Audit Program, nutritionists and producers get a global picture of the herd at a given point in time and receive practical recommendations to optimize rumen efficiency (barn and herd management, nutrition, use of a rumen-specific live yeast like LEVUCELL SC). Therefore, by optimizing rumen efficiency, this audit program can help maximize income over feed cost.
Why assess rumen efficiency for dairy cattle?
- Milk revenue is linked to feed efficiency (liters of milk produced/kilogram of dry matter intake), which, in turn, is related to rumen efficiency.
- Poor rumen efficiency costs the producer money (e.g. Sub Acute Ruminal Acidosis can cost €30,000 a year for a 100-cow herd).
- Feed efficiency and rumen efficiency are not easy to assess in real-life conditions.
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Ruminating Activity
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Body Condition
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Rumen Fill
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Locomotion
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Cleanliness
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Manure Consistency
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Manure & Undigested Grains
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Milk Performance
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Heat Stress
Lallemand Animal Nutrition has developed a unique Rumen Efficiency Audit Program for dairy cows. This program is based on easily measurable on-farm parameters. For each of the criteria assessed, the program provides optimal targets and practical recommendations to achieve these targets.
