You're a livestock farmer. How can you ensure your animals are getting the best nutrition?

Monitorar o desempenho dos animais, avaliar a qualidade da forragem e sua disponibilidade e promover uma suplementa??o dos nutrientes em escassez usando tabelas de composi??o dos alimentos e de exigências nutricionais através de softwares adequados ajuda no planejamento (feed budget) do sistema de produ??o

As a livestock farmer, ensuring animals receive optimal nutrition involves: 1. Consulting with a veterinarian or animal nutritionist to develop balanced diets tailored to each species and life stage. 2. Providing access to high-quality forage, pasture, and feed sources rich in essential nutrients. 3. Monitoring feed intake and adjusting rations as needed to maintain ideal body condition and performance. 4. Regularly testing feed and forage for nutrient content to ensure adequacy. 5. Offering supplements or mineral blocks to address any deficiencies in the diet. 6. Providing clean, fresh water at all times to support digestion and overall health. 7. Monitoring animal health and performance indicators to assess the effectiveness of animals.

If we don’t measure something, we don’t know if we’re doing well or not. Start with establishing KPIs for what performance/health means and then by tracking changes in performance you can start testing different nutrition plans. Many suppliers will be able to offer their best advice on nutrition, the key is to extract what is important for you and applicable for your farm. Apply standard PDCA protocol - Plan, Do, Check, Act - to see what works and what doesn’t, by running controlled trials.

GrassCo is in the business of measuring grass covers and growths. The success of my business is because the clients that use our data make informed decisions to feed their livestock. Grass quality is managed by the client. GrassCo specialises in monitoring grass and we are very good at it. Quality data creates quality outcomes. The potential to expand this specialised grass measuring is significant. The catch is stock management in the Northern Hemisphere don’t understand the power of the data. I can’t see this changing but the ability to grass fed livestock will be greatly enhanced once the power of using a monitoring system is established

"As a livestock farmer, ensuring optimal nutrition for my animals involves a multi-faceted approach. This includes regularly analyzing and adjusting feed formulations based on the specific nutritional needs of each animal species and stage of development, sourcing high-quality feed ingredients, conducting periodic assessments of forage quality, and collaborating with veterinarians and nutritionists to develop customized feeding plans tailored to maximize health, growth, and productivity while minimizing costs."

I am also from New Zealand, brought up on a dairy farm and have been heavily involved in the thoroughbred bloodstock business. Growing stock is second nature to most in my country with such experience and we are blessed with climate and soil which allows ideal conditions. Science has come along way with nutrition but an eye, good practice and animal sense will never be replaced by academia.

My experience is in New Zealand, where the climate allows all pasture feeding, all year round. That pasture is all that is required for a balanced diet for ruminant livestock. As to the different classes of livestock — young animals, pregnant animals, lactating animals, etc. — how you supply their nutritional requirements is down to the skills of pasture and livestock management.

Na escolha do suplemento que será ofertado aos animais é fundamental comprar estes produtos de fábricas devidamente registradas no Ministério da Agricultura e Pecuária (MAPA). Isso porque a fábrica registrada é obrigada a seguir regulamentos que garantem a fabrica??o e venda de um produto seguro ao consumo animal e contendo os níveis nutricionais garantidos no rótulo. E ela é rigorosamente fiscalizada pelo MAPA. O pecuarista consegue saber se o suplemento é de uma fábrica registrada apenas olhando a embalagem do produto em que ele verá um carimbo redondo com os dizeres: ESTABELECIMENTO REGISTRADO ALIMENTA??O ANIMAL, a sigla do estado em que a fábrica está localizada e 7 dígitos que é o número do registro desta fábrica no MAPA.

Ao receber os suplementos na propriedade rural, é importante armazenar os produtos sobre paletes e afastados das paredes, ao abrigo da luz, em local seco, ventilado, limpo e protegido do acesso de pragas. Quando novas cargas de suplementos forem recebidas e ainda tiver sacos de cargas anteriores estocadas, posicionar estrategicamente o estoque antigo para facilitar o acesso ao produto mais antigo primeiro e garantir que a oferta deste aos animais respeite o “sistema PVPS: primeiro que vence é o primeiro que sai”. Além disso, é muito importante ler e seguir o “modo de usar” descrito no rótulo do produto ao alimentar os animais.

First make sure that the environment is kept clean and a proper fumigation. The feed must be stored in a dry place. When purchasing your supplement try and check date of expiration because of the health of the livestock.

The most assuring way is to formulate the feed yourself, but this is usually difficult So alternatively, make sure your animals eat green vegetables everyday, this takes care of all the nutrients they couldn't get from the feed you gave them.example of beneficial veggies for poultry are alovera, bitter leave, neem leave, blood leave, paw paw leave, etc, almost all the leaves that human consume, just contact me for more details.

A supplement will do you no good if the cattle won’t eat it. Cattle are creatures of habit and will not go out of their way for feed. So where you place the feed bunk is very important. When starting to provide feed, place the bunk near areas where cattle tend to gather. These are usually places near a water source, shaded loafing areas, and things like that. Putting it near where they typically hang out will allow them to adjust to it. Once they have been consuming it for a little while, you can then move further out to different areas in the pasture. In this way, they can graze in underutilized locations.

Pendant 15 ans dans les meilleurs élevages du grand Ouest France, nous avons réalisé des analyses de fourrages, profils métaboliques, compléments nutritionnels sur mesure et avec des résultats exceptionnels tant sur les plan pathologique que physiologique des animaux. Expérience menée pour accroitre les résultats de ponte ovulaire et reprise des embryons lors des transferts d'embryons bovins. Personne ne peut imaginer les variations régionales, climatiques, pédologiques et ANNUELLES.

A farmer cannot be a nutritionist. These are two separate professions! So, in my opinion any animal farmer who wants to maximize profitability in terms of nutrition, should find a nutritionist who can trust. This does not exclude anyone as we all have different opinions about nutrition, given such right by our PhD title. But, the nutritionist who can adapt their knowledge and experiences to a specific farm's needs is a winning ticket and should be trusted. Of course, farms should be able to measure results either indirectly (production performance indexes) and/or directly (profitability) to ensure the right nutrition is used on their farms.

All successful farmers I know understand the nutritional requirements of their livestock. Any nutritional deficiencies will show up in the animals conditions. Where regenerative farming methods are followed the pasture produced will provide a balanced diet, that will maintain livestock health.

A inteligência artificial tem nos trazido com frequência a lugares estranhos... Papéis est?o confusos aqui! Qualquer produtor que queira maximizar sua produ??o e aplicar melhor seu tempo e recursos deve primeiro consultar um zootecnista; certamente esta decis?o é o ponto de virada para o sucesso, e será t?o mais lucrativa se for já no planejamento. Um aporte nutricional adequado é a base, e se for possível garantir isso gerindo recursos eficientemente, prejuízos, mesmo mínimos, ser?o evitados. Uma solu??o adaptada ao caso específico é o melhor dos mundos.

Indigenous knowledge of the farmers regarding the locally available grasses/ sedges/ fodder can be of great help,. These are cheàp ànd readily available.

As a livestock farmer, ensure your animals receive optimal nutrition by: 1. Providing a balanced diet: Include a mix of quality forages, grains, and supplements tailored to the specific needs of each animal type. 2. Regular veterinary care: Schedule routine check-ups to monitor health and adjust the diet accordingly. 3. Access to clean water: Ensure a constant and clean water 4. Pasture management: Rotate pastures to maintain nutrient levels and prevent overgrazing. 5. Proper storage and handling: Store feed properly to prevent spoilage and contamination. 6. Monitor body condition: Regularly assess the animals' weight and adjust the diet as needed. 7. Consider seasonal changes

Realize análises periódicas de pastagens para garantir a qualidade nutricional adequada. Adote práticas de manejo que evitem o superpastejo, proporcionando um equilíbrio entre oferta e demanda de forragem. Suplemente a dieta dos animais com minerais essenciais, ajustando conforme as necessidades específicas da sua regi?o. Mantenha um programa de vacina??o eficiente para prevenir doen?as que possam comprometer a saúde e a nutri??o do rebanho. Consulte um profissional veterinário ou um nutricionista animal para orienta??es personalizadas, adaptadas às condi??es específicas da sua cria??o.

Entender para qual a finalidade da nutri??o animal é essencial, por exemplo caso estejamos falando de bovinocultura de corte precisamos de alimentos que forneceram maior calorias, para uma maior eficiência de ganho de peso. Caso for bovinocultura de leite é necessário uma alimenta??o mais equilibrada para a convers?o de manuten??o do animal mais a produ??o de leite. Entender qual a finalidade da nutri??o é primordial.

Quando nos dirigimos a pecuária no Brasil, há várias características à serem consideradas em rela??o a nutri??o, desde as categorias animais (cria, recria ou engorda) até o nível tecnológico disponível na propriedade e na regi?o. Nutri??o envolve muito mais do que o alimento, mas toda o manejo que é aplicado dentro da propriedade. A produ??o de forragem de boa qualidade e fornecimento de suplementos nutricionais aplicados a cada categoria deve ser levado em conta em 100% dos tratos executados.

Considering Uganda, most livestock farmers emphasize grazing on natural pastures. The animals are grazed on a large area of land therefore they select a variety of grasses and shrubs. Deworming and treatment with antibiotics are commonest to keep appetite and growth rates steady.