Taking cow feeding to the next level

The use of data and precision feeding was one of the focus topics at a recently held ruminant seminar, organised by the French CCPA Group. Different speakers shed their light on new developments and insights for dairy cow nutrition. Mariska van der Voort, researcher at Wageningen University in the Netherlands updated the audience on the use of sensor systems in herd management. She gave 2 examples of sensor technologies: automated oestrus detection a sensor to predict the moment of calving.