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Search results for: animal welfare updates
Ewes Lambing and Time of Day
…Canadian Journal of Animal Science 66, 569-74. 2 Hudgens, R. E., Albright, J. L., and Pennington, J. A. (1986). Influence of feeding time and trial on time of parturition in…
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Fodder Beet
…ewes in late pregnancy protein will be first limiting factor and should be supplemented or moved to grass 3 weeks pre-lambing Animals should be gradually introduced to minimise digestive upsets…
Read More >Investigating Abortions In Cattle
…of animals e.g. purchased replacements, animals in their first pregnancy. There is a need to check a vaccine is working. Aborting cattle are ill, scouring or dying. Working out the…
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What Can Be Done About OPA/Jaagsiekte?
…thin, breathless animals lagging behind the flock. Offspring of culled animals should not be kept on for breeding. They frequently go on to develop OPA. Areas that housed suspect OPA…
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Using A Wholecrop Cereal To Top Up Forage Supplies
…earlier it is cut the less starch. Wholecrop is a very versatile feed balanced correctly can be fed to various groups of animals. Cracked Wholecrop Around 55-70% dry matter and…
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Liver Fluke Risk From Silage
…be used to avoid unnecessary treatments, and long meat withdrawals in groups of animals that are approaching their slaughter weight. There has been recent research carried out by Liverpool University…
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Keeping Finishing Cattle Clean this Winter
…method to help keep cattle clean. Clipping the backs of cattle at housing reduces sweating which helps to keep animal’s cleaner as well as reducing pneumonia risk. Clipping the tails…
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Dirty Cattle Cost Money
…hide removal which is likely to then lead to further carcase trimming. This reduces the overall carcase yield, reducing the value of the animal. The consequences of presenting dirty cattle…
Read More >Eye Conditions of Adult Sheep
…dislike to bright lights and/or an inflamed pink eye depending on the length of infection. There are often carrier animals within flocks which transmit the organisms to other sheep in…
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