Feeding the sodium humate additive to the breeding Holstein heifers up to 5 months of age improved feed intake and growth performance.
To realise success in the reproduction of a cow herd, the growth and health of breeding heifers is essential. In their findings published in the Emerging Science Journal, researchers found that sodium humate extracted from freshwater sapropel conferred growth and health benefits to breeding heifers in a cost-effective way. The World Resources Institute has projected that by 2050 the world will have a significant shortage of food, as there will be 10 billion people on the planet – about 3 bi
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