Search results for: animal welfare updates
Search results for: animal welfare updates
Business and Policy September 2025 – Policy Brief
…Cattle EID. While Ultra High Frequency technology has the advantage that it can provide automatic multi-animal scanning compared to Low Frequency technology which scans one animal at a time; UHF…
Read More >
MMN January 2025 – Should You be Using Genomic Testing?
Genomics uses a young animal’s DNA to estimate their genetic potential and aims to provide dairy farmers with the information and the confidence to make informed breeding decisions with their…
Read More >
Bio-acoustic Monitoring Solutions for Land Managers
…to set baselines and measure change. Bio-acoustic monitoring, using birds and bats as biodiversity indicators may be one way to achieve that. Why record animal sounds rather than images? Animal…
Read More >
Forage Budgeting Guide for the Dairy Herd
Introduction Forage budgeting is a useful management tool to plan feed stocks ahead for the coming year. It should be carried out six to eight weeks after all forages have…
Read More >
Parasite Control at Winter Housing
…change in the weather and flooding in some areas, many animals are now coming inside for the winter. Housing is an ideal time to get on top of parasites to…
Read More >
Milk Manager News January 2023 – Key Performance Indicators for Measuring Fertility
…the capacity to provide misleading results. A cow/heifer needs to have calved more than once before a figure can be generated, therefore any animals that fail to get back in…
Read More >
Milk Manager News May 2023 – Making Smart Culling Decisions
…trying to treat a problem cow. Assuming that the replacement animal is more productive than the one she is replacing, if the cost to rear dairy heifers or to buy…
Read More >
Agribusiness News January 2025 – Global Trends
…events such as droughts, floods, and hurricanes are expected to become more frequent over the coming decade. Climate change also increases the risk of plant and animal disease outbreaks. While…
Read More >
Milk Manager News May 2023 – Cows Off Colour? Know The Signs!
…areas of the animal to examine are: Eyes Healthy eyes are bright and alert with no sign of discharge. The eye should sit right up against the bottom eyelid, but…
Read More >