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Fed Up With Footrot?
When the weather warms up and more ewes are seen limping the cause is usually due to infection with footrot organisms that are temperature sensitive.
Read More >Making The Most of PD Results – Autumn Calving
PDing an autumn calving herd at turnout (providing bulls have been away from the cows for at least five weeks) can give valuable management information.
Read More >Couped Ewes
Ewes, tups and hoggs currently have a full fleece, making it virtually impossible to get back on to their feet, if they have got on to their backs.
Read More >Sheep Staggers
Beware of staggers in sheep, prevention is always easier and more effective than cure.
Read More >Seed treatments in spring barley for 2016
After the introduction of the Sustainable Use Directive there has been much discussion about integrated pest management (IPM) in Scottish crops over the winter meetings.
Read More >Reducing the Risk of Coccidiosis
Lambs and calves become infected with coccidia by eating/drinking/sucking/licking food, water or objects that are contaminated with coccidial oocysts (eggs).
Read More >Pre / post purchasing of a breeding bull
Tips for purchasing a breeding bull.
Read More >Fungicide resistance stewardship
The introduction of the SDHI group of fungicide chemistry has been very welcome over recent seasons and has brought extra disease control and yield increases in wheat and barley crops.
Read More >Agri Environment and Climate Scheme: The Habitat Mosaic option
The Habitat Mosaic Management option is one of many options that can be applied for in this scheme. It is a good flexible option with a reasonable payment rate of £104.63 per Ha per yr.
Read More >Mycoplasma infections in cattle
What are Mycoplasma?
Mycoplasma are small bacteria. There are over 125 different types, and several that are found on cattle. They are different to most other bacteria because they don’t have a cell wall around them. ‘Mycoplasma bovis’ is the most common type that can be associated with disease in cattle in the UK.
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