Beef: Compliance
Complying with legislation for your beef herd
Cattle Records – Passport Reconciliation
Winter offers the perfect opportunity, while cattle are housed, to check ear tags and carry out a passport reconciliation. All cattle on the farm should have the correct tags and…
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Overhead Powerlines: recognise the dangers and stay safe
August 29, 2023How safe are you when you are working near overhead powerlines? Every year people are killed or seriously injured when they come into contact with...
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Quarantine for Bought in Stock – Q & A
September 21, 2022Buying in stock is common practice on many beef and sheep farms especially at this time of year with many breeding sales taking place across...
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Crofting Regulation Video Animation
August 19, 2022Common Grazing Finances – CAGS grants. Clerks and committee members have a tough job keeping the financial records for Common Grazings, however help is at...
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Crofting Matters – Bull Management
May 31, 2022With many Crofters across Scotland currently putting their bulls out, it is a good time to consider your current bull management practices. From pre-breeding examinations...
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Cattle Record Keeping
March 25, 2022This factsheet has been created to highlight the up-to-date requirements for cattle record keeping in Scotland. Since October 2021 all cattle births, deaths and movements...
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Reducing the Environmental Impact of Silage Bales
April 12, 2021Baling silage is generally a more expensive way of making silage compared to clamp storage and silage quality tends not to be quite as good. ...
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What Antibiotic Should I Choose?
November 23, 2020Responsible use of antibiotics should be at the forefront of all our minds – should I use antibiotics? What antibiotic should I use? Are other...
Read more >Tagging Calves – Top Tips For Successful Tag Application
November 20, 2020Ensuring young calves are tagged correctly is an essential part of the cattle identification system. The tagging rules require young calves to be double tagged...
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Overhead Powerlines: recognise the dangers and stay safe
August 29, 2023How safe are you when you are working near overhead powerlines? Every year people are killed or seriously injured when they come into contact with...
Read more >Quarantine for Bought in Stock – Q & A
September 21, 2022Buying in stock is common practice on many beef and sheep farms especially at this time of year with many breeding sales taking place across...
Read more >Crofting Regulation Video Animation
August 19, 2022Common Grazing Finances – CAGS grants. Clerks and committee members have a tough job keeping the financial records for Common Grazings, however help is at...
Read more >Crofting Matters – Bull Management
May 31, 2022With many Crofters across Scotland currently putting their bulls out, it is a good time to consider your current bull management practices. From pre-breeding examinations...
Read more >Cattle Record Keeping
March 25, 2022This factsheet has been created to highlight the up-to-date requirements for cattle record keeping in Scotland. Since October 2021 all cattle births, deaths and movements...
Read more >Reducing the Environmental Impact of Silage Bales
April 12, 2021Baling silage is generally a more expensive way of making silage compared to clamp storage and silage quality tends not to be quite as good. ...
Read more >What Antibiotic Should I Choose?
November 23, 2020Responsible use of antibiotics should be at the forefront of all our minds – should I use antibiotics? What antibiotic should I use? Are other...
Read more >Tagging Calves – Top Tips For Successful Tag Application
November 20, 2020Ensuring young calves are tagged correctly is an essential part of the cattle identification system. The tagging rules require young calves to be double tagged...
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