Dairy management: It’s all in the feed

In dairy farms, efficiency of nutrient use is generally considered to be a crucial factor impinging farm profitability. As such, feed efficiency and cost management now represent major tools in modern production. Besides general aspects, such as the animal’s age, genetics, reproduction status or external environmental factors, there are also several aspects of feed management, which show an impact on feed efficiency. In ruminants, feed efficiency is linked to energy metabolism via two main fa