Improving the productivity of your dairy herd -Learn from the experts! With rising energy and feed costs putting increasing pressure on producers, dairy farmers are looking for sustainable ways to increase the productivity of their herds.
The European Board of Bovine Experts (EBBE) aim to debate the best ways of driving up productivity, fostering animal health and managing margins at their bi-annual meetings.
EBBE – European Board of Bovine Experts
EBBE consists of veterinary, nutrition and animal management experts from across the EU and our aim is toissue guidelines and recommendations regarding the challenges in modern dairy farming. The main topic – besides animal health and welfare – is to maintain productivity through optimised management and nutritional practices. The guidelines and recommendations are based on current scientific knowledge and will be updated on a regular basis.
The Board intends to:
Create guidelines, tools and recommendations for farmers, vets, consultants, nutritionists and feed producers. Current areas of interest:
Reproduction management
Udder health and management
Hoof health and management
Calf health and survivability
Good management practices (GMP)
Environmental impact management
Sustainability
EBBE Group Members
Jo Leroy Belgium
Karsten Zech Germany
Florian Schweigert Germany
Mary Beth de Ondarza USA
Paola Amodeo Italy
John Cook UK
James Husband UK
Carsten Enevoldsen Denmark
Sergio Calsamiglia Spain
Epidemiological Tools for Herd Diagnosis
EBBE – How Nutrition Affects Bovine Ovulation
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