Search results for: animal welfare updates
Search results for: animal welfare updates
Cattle Mineral Supplementation
…as seen in Table 1, these trace elements are essential in the animal’s growth, productivity, and immunity. There are seven key trace elements that are required by the animal, these…
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Mineral Requirements in Housed Cattle
Key Messages Consider doing a mineral audit to determine if you are meeting the recommended mineral intakes for your cattle. Consider the response of the animal, is it performing as…
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Sheep mineral supplementation
…for your system? The balancing act of mineral nutrition Ensuring the animal’s requirements are met correctly without under or over supplying minerals involves a very careful balancing act. Deficiency in…
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Getting Started with an Animal Health & Welfare Plan
Animal health and welfare plans are already a fundamental part of many assurance schemes, such as QMS and Red Tractor, and organic certification or marketing contracts. However, as part of…
Read More >New Entrants News Spring 2023 – Preparing for Sustainable Farming (PSF) – Animal Health & Welfare options
…but have been joined by some animal health and welfare options to encourage livestock keepers to improve the health and welfare of their cattle and sheep. The PSF scheme will…
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Getting Started With Organic Farming – Setting the Scene
…can prevent the build up of soil-borne spores of fungal root diseases. Good drainage can also be a barrier to root disease. Animal Welfare Animal welfare is one of the…
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Mineral Requirements in Out-Wintered and Grazed Cattle
…fluctuations in animal demand. Age – a calf does not have the same mineral demand as an adult cow. Mineral status – is the animal’s current status high, low, or…
Read More >Feeding the beef herd
…from livestock. Useful links Understanding feed for cattle & sheep Practical Guide Supplementing Beef Cattle At Grass Rotational Grazing Animal Welfare Updates When To Start Creep Feeding Spring Born…
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