Search results for: animal welfare updates
Search results for: animal welfare updates
Keeping Male Calves Entire?
…we have. (Less time on farm = lower carbon footprint) If you are looking to sell these animals as stores p/kg difference between a steer and a young bull is…
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High Nitrates in Silage
…animals. The reason for minimising the nitrate-N content in forage is that it cannot be used as a nitrogen source by the animal. Nitrates in ensiled silage are converted to…
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Agribusiness News February 2023 – Cereals and Oilseeds
…double last year’s surplus and the highest for several years. The barley balance sheet remains tight however, despite seeing a rise in production and a fall in animal feed demand….
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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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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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Maximising Silage Quality
…and improved animal performance. Various additives are available with some more suited to high dry matter or low dry matter crops. They range from bacterial inoculants, food grade preservatives, acids,…
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Changes To TB Control Measures & Compensation
…testing Introduction of a two tier cap on compensation for individual animals Prohibition on testing on Bovine animals Scotland achieved Officially Tuberculous Free Status (OFT) in September of 2009. The…
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Milk Manager News July 2022 – White Clover/Grass Balance Management
…clover in the sward to persist. Poor grazing management can also lead to the clover being selected by grazing animals due to its increased palatability. Increasing the stocking rate while…
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Milk Manager News July 2022 – Maximising Beef from the Dairy Herd
…of antibodies from colostrum Animal nutrition Animal health Growth performance What to consider when finishing your own beef bred cattle: What the customer wants and when the product is required….
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