New Zealand-based Dairy Solutionz has developed a dairy cow breed that has been conditioned to survive in tropical climates
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Philippines to export cattle feed to South Korea next year
The Philippines in June had secured a number of trade commitments and agreements with South Korean businesses. (Image source: Evelyn Simak)
The Philippines will export cattle feedstuff called total mixed ration (TMR) to South Korea early 2015, department of agriculture (DA) has announced
Australian beef shipments to North Korea hit a record high in July 2014
Australia exported 74,701 tonnes swt of beef to North Korea in the first six months of 2014, up 10 per cent year-on-year. (Image source: Humusak2/sxc.hu)
Beef and veal shipments to North Korea registered the highest in July this year with a record volume of 13,157 tonnes shipped weight (swt), according to Australia’s department of agriculture
Report serves as key tool to help improve dairy feeding system
The nature or type of feed and its nutritive value, in particular the digestibility, determine the extent of animal production, productivity and release of environmental pollutants from livestock production systems. (Image source: AL_HikesAZ/Flickr)
International Dairy Federation (IDF), Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and IFCN Dairy Research Network (IFCN) have collaborated to map world dairy feeding systems with an aim to reduce carbon footprint
Vietnam’s dairy farm wins first global quality certificate in Southeast Asia
It had taken the farm eight months to implement all necessary procedures for the certificate. (Image source: Shinichi/Flickr)
A Vietnamese dairy farm has won Southeast Asia’s first Global Good Agricultural Practice (G.A.P.) certificate for quality and safety