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Search results for: animal welfare updates
Weaning Calves – Reducing the Stress
…cows breaking the maternal bond and changing diets. Weaning is the most stressful time of an animal’s life after birth. But there are strategies beef producers can take to reduce…
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Mineral Supplementation
…large proportion of the animal’s ration. The silage/hay fed alongside forage crops will provide some additional minerals however, forage crops are low in most of the trace elements. Brassicas contain…
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Balancing Silage For Growing/ Finishing Cattle
…to function, therefore where animals are deficient their intakes will drop, and their liveweight gains will reduce. Table 2: Overall protein target of the ration Type of AnimalCrude Protein (%…
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Liver Fluke – Actions To Consider This Spring
…into account how stock have been managed, when they were last treated, and what product was used. To avoid unnecessary use of medicines, collect individual faecal samples from 10 animals….
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Can Biostimulants be used to Support Soil Health?
…capacity of soil to function as a living system, within ecosystem and land use boundaries, to sustain plant and animal productivity, maintain or enhance water and air quality, and promote…
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Maximising Performance of Growing and Finishing Cattle
…of old or heated feed – Have your forage analysed as the quality of the silage will have a large impact on the performance of the animal and the level…
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