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Livestock Health Management – Do you have a Plan?
Type: Video
The health of your herd or flock is paramount to every farmer and crofter. To ensure the complete wellbeing of all your stock it is advisable to carry out a…
Using Technology to Improve Herd Fertility
Type: Video
Good heat detection is key to achieving good fertility in dairy herds. Many forms of heat detection aids are available, the most sophisticated being automated devices which record & monitor…
Real time manure analysis and variable rate application of slurry
Topic: Crop Health, Fertiliser [SS.IM.F], Soils, Climate Change, Beef Cattle, Dairy Cattle, Livestock, Crops and Soils, Environment, Rural Business
Type: Video
With fertiliser costs rising and emissions from manure spreading being under scrutiny we take a look at how technology can be used to maximise the value of manures. In this…
A New Start to Agriculture: Tips on Record Keeping
Topic: Business Tools, Crofts & Small Farms, Beef Cattle, New Entrants, Dairy Cattle, Sheep, Livestock, Pigs, Rural Business
Type: Video
In a new video in our series looking at advice and guidance for people who want to make a new start with agriculture, Agricultural Consultant Hazel Laughton takes you through…
Rotational Grazing Vlog: GrassCheck – Measuring grass at Oakwood Mill
Topic: Beef Cattle
Forage Crop vlog: Michael Shannon Yield Analysis
Type: Video
This vlog from Thankerton Camp shows how the yield analysis of the 3 forage crops was calculated in preparation for the cattle being introduced mid-November. This will help Michael work…
Livestock Monthly: Beef (Recorded October 2021)
Type: Podcast
In the latest of our livestock monthly podcasts episodes hosted by Beef Specialist Robert Ramsay of SAC Consulting, we talk beef with Veterinary Investigation Officer, Alwyn Jones of SRUC Veterinary…
Technical Note (TN746): Management of Nutrition Around Calving in the Suckler Herd
Type: Technical Notes
Summary Nutrition and body condition of the suckler cow has a very important role to play in ensuring the cow successfully delivers and rears a calf every year. Nutrition around…
Technical Note (TN745): Metabolic Profiling in the Suckler Herd
Type: Technical Notes
Introduction to Metabolic Profiling Metabolic profiling involves blood testing cows at key times of the production cycle to assess nutritional status. It is often used as a management tool in…
Technical Note (TN744): Management of Replacement Heifers into the Suckler Herd
Type: Technical Notes
The goal of breeding heifer management is to produce a healthy, productive animal that produces a calf annually as part of the herd. This technical note will focus on managing…
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