Research in the Netherlands has established an experimental design

Schothorst Feed Research based in the Netherlands has established an experimental design to answer the growing demands from suppliers of feed additives to determine the effects of their products on health and fertility. “We installed special feeding units on each farm, integrated with the on-farm data collection and have intensive contact with these farms.

SFR is responsible for data and process control to guarantee a correct execution of the experimental protocols”, states Dr Wilfried van Straalen, senior dairy nutritionist.“The co-operation with these farmers enables us to perform experiments with 700 to 800 dairy cows under practical conditions, with high producing herds”. The first experiment started in the fall of 2011. Read more ...