Cherdthong Ruminant Nutrition Lab KKU

🎉 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗡𝗮𝗻!🎉

Congrats to 🅽🅰🅽 Nittaya Phowang, our former Master’s student, on the online publication of her second thesis paper in a Tier 1 journal, 𝘼𝙣𝙞𝙢𝙖𝙡 𝘽𝙞𝙤𝙨𝙘𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚 🏆📘

📌 𝗛𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗽𝗮𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲

🔬 The study showed that replacing soybean meal (SBM) with black soldier fly larvae (BSFL)—especially 25% BSFL in pelleted form—improved nutrient digestibility without negatively affecting rumen fermentation in Thai native beef cattle 🐄🌾

👏 Excellent work and best wishes for your continued success!

📖 Read the full article (free access):
👉 https://doi.org/10.5713/ab.25.0245

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Such an energizing session with our undergrads 🎓🔥
The interactive activities and knowledge sharing were truly impressive 💬💡
We wrapped up the class with a nice lunch together 🍲😄
Grateful for these meaningful learning moments ❤️📚

🎉 𝑪𝒐𝒏𝒈𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒖𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝑭𝒐𝒏!🎉
Our hardworking PhD student has successfully completed Sample Collection – Period 2 in 6 lactating dairy cows at the dairy farm! 🐄🧪✨

👏 Big thanks to our young, energetic support team for standing by throughout the trial — great teamwork and great spirit! 💪🔥
📚 Hands-on training is progressing smoothly, and everyone is gaining real research skills in the field.

🔬 Just one more period to go before this major experiment is fully completed. Keep pushing, team! 🚀

📌📅 16 November 2025

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🎉 ℂ𝕠𝕟𝕘𝕣𝕒𝕥𝕦𝕝𝕒𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟𝕤 𝕥𝕠 𝔽𝕠𝕟!!👩‍🔬🐄

A big milestone achieved! Fon, our Ph.D. student, has successfully completed her first-period sampling collection in six lactating dairy cows 🐮 at the Dairy Cattle Farm, Faculty of Agriculture, Khon Kaen University.

👏 Heartfelt thanks to all undergraduate and graduate students and our young research assistants for your dedication, teamwork, and effort throughout the entire sampling process. Your support made this achievement possible! 💪💚

🙏 Special appreciation to the Thailand Research Fund (TRF-RGJ Program) for their continuous support in promoting advanced research and nurturing new-generation scientists in animal science and dairy nutrition.

This marks a meaningful step toward enhancing sustainable dairy production and rumen fermentation research at Khon Kaen University 🌾🔬

📅 27 October 2025