Knowledge and Innovation

On behalf of the entire Denkavit Group, we wish everyone happy holidays and a healthy New Year!…

The ingredients in calf milk have a significant impact on both growth and health. How can you assess the quality of milk powder? And what makes a milk replacer safe? Specialist Young Ruminants Henk Sijtsma explains more….

Young stock specialist Marijn van Brakel has been visiting dairy farmers for years. He provides practical tips that dairy farmers can use to achieve good results. Marijn: ‘During my visits, I notice that dairy farmers often do not see water as part of the nutrition that a heifer and bull calf needs to grow.’ Even in winter, when milk powder concentrations are higher, providing water is important. This is essential for a good fluid balance and nutrient absorption at the intestinal level. That is why Marijn explains the importance of water in a video and gives tips on how to……

Good quality water is essential for optimal calf rearing. Yet water is the most overlooked factor in calf rearing. How is this at your farm? In this article, Henk tells us more about the value of water for calf growth and how you can apply this at your farm….

A cleaning protocol for cleaning drinking buckets is based on the same principle as cleaning the milking system. By using an alkaline cleaning agent, you remove the micro-organisms that mainly consist of carbohydrates, fat and protein….

Working cleanly and tidily prevents problems, and using clean buckets to feed calves is a matter of course. However, in practice we regularly see areas for improvement in cleaning. This article presents a practical cleaning protocol for milk buckets and findings from a study involving three different water bucket cleaning intervals….