The RUM&N team has just attended the NASEM (National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine; previously known as NRC) - “Nutrient Requirements of Dairy Cattle conference” during which updates about dairy cattle nutrient requirements have been presented. Therefore, for the column “NDS updates”, Dr. Emiliano Raffrenato (R&D at RUM&N) will give you a quick overview of the major advancements presented at the conference. Following, Dr. Mike Van Amburgh (Cornell University, Ithaca, NY) describes differences in first lactation milk yield by integrating concepts of pre-pubertal mammary development and rates of body growth.

In this issue, you will find:

- NDS UPDATES: Revised Nutrient requirements for Dairy Cattle - By E. Raffrenato (R&D RUM&N)

- Integrating concepts of pre-pubertal mammary development and rates of body growth to describe differences in first lactation milk yield - By M.E. Van Amburgh1 , F. Soberon1 , M.J.Meyer1 and R.A. Molano1 1Department of Animal Science, Cornell University 2Nutreco USA, 115 Executive Drive, Highland, IL 62249

Click HERE to read the September 2021 issue and HERE to see and download the past issues of the official NDS Newsletter.

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