UNIQUE FARM-SCALE DAIRY TRIAL CONFIRMS LIVE YEAST BENEFITS
17 April 2015Improving rumen function in grazing cows through addition of the active live yeast Vistacell can improve dry matter digestibility by 30%, lift average daily milk yields by 2.1 litres/cow and increase cow liveweight (LW) by up to 20kg in just five weeks. The results come from a unique farm-scale study using a herd of 300 robotically-milked cows in the Waikato region of New Zealand. The herd contained a mix of autumn and spring calvers, with all cows also having access to a mixed ration of grass silage, maize silage, straw and concentrates, plus an extra 3-6kg/day of