Herd Management
Milk Fever in Suckler cows on Machair Land
Hypocalcaemia, also known as milk fever, is typically not an issue in suckler cows, although experience shows that the conditions on the Uists are just right to be an exception to this rule. Grass and whole crop silages grown on the shell sand rich machair soils result in very unusual mineral contents in locally grown…
MMN November 2024 – A Recap on Winter Lameness Management: Prevention is Better than Cure
The estimated average cost of a case of lameness in dairy cows is £180. Whilst we are all aware of the risks and costs of cattle lameness, it can sometimes be easy to fall into the position of firefighting rather than fireproofing when winter work starts to get busy. Housing cattle can often be more…