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Pregnant cows are most susceptible to produce calves suffering from Long Bone Deformity when they are fed a mainly silage ration during the fourth month of pregnancy.

Pain in both animals and humans  is defined as ‘an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage.  Few animal keepers would deny that the animals they care for are capable of feeling pain.

There is no need to process oats before feeding, this article gives some of the reasons why.

Some useful figures for sheep production

Housing ewes has positives and negatives.  With the largest positive being that it prevents damage to the grass sward through poaching during the winter, this is especially relevant this year. 

It is no surprise to find that, given the weather and our recent fluke forecasts, a significant proportion of our sheep PM cases in our lab in early November have produced a diagnosis of acute fluke infection. 

Now cows have been in for a while set aside a day to check for lame animals. 

It is likely that slurry storage tanks will become full, quicker than normal this year.

There are alternatives to straw if your supply is short this year, although it must be remembered alternatives will be sought after and securing your bedding material soon is recommended.

With the pressure on harvesting and clearing fields, a lot of straw is being baled damp.