Soya alternatives in dairy rations

SAC Consulting, part of SRUC, has been exploring the use of alternative, high-performing proteins in dairy feed rations for farmers. Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) conducted a study in which they removed soya from 3 of its dairy herds and analysed the impact of protein alternatives on their productivity. The 3 herds, based in Dumfries and Galloway on Arla contracts, are SRUC Crichton Royal Farm, home to the Langhill Research Herd (200 cows); Acrehead (210 cows); and SRUC Barony Campus dairy