Search results for: animal welfare updates
Search results for: animal welfare updates
Easter Howgate Study – Autumn Born Finishing Bulls
…the main spring-calving group. This includes animals with weaker genetics, lower fertility, poor conformation, or those ranking in the bottom 15% for weaning weights. Heifers too young to calve in…
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How Healthy Dung Communities Help Your Farm
…applied at the correct dose rate. Subsequent monitoring will help determine if treatment has been effective. Rather than treating all animals, Targeted Selective Treatment (TST) focusing on animals that show…
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Agribusiness News April 2025 – Policy Brief
…are expected within the next quarter. Scottish Suckler Beef Support Payments Payments have started for the 2024 Scheme year: Mainland: £111.33 per animal (+£6.32) Islands: £155.03 per animal (+£3.79) The…
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Preparing for Sustainable Farming – Cattle Interventions
Scotland aims to become a global leader in sustainable and regenerative agriculture. By improving general animal health, it will result in better production efficiency and welfare. There are nine different…
Read More >Brexit: Non Tariff Measures (NTMs)
…phystosanitary (SPS) measures which specify the animals and plant health standards necessary for a product being imported into the EU (such as a ban on hormone-fed beef or chlorinated chicken)…
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Controlling Cryptosporidia in Dairy Calves
Controlling Cryptosporidia in Dairy Calves Cryptosporidiosis is one of the most common causes of scour in calves, caused by the protozoal organism Cryptosporidium parvum. Antibiotics cannot be used to treat…
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Carbon Audits for the Dairy Farm
…this link What are Greenhouse Gases (GHGs)? Carbon Dioxide (CO2) produced from burning fossil fuels Methane (CH4) produced by ruminant animals Nitrous Oxide (N2O) released from inorganic fertiliser and organic…
Read More >Record Keeping
…various reasons. Livestock identification and records are covered by Scottish and UK law. These have been put in place to aid animal traceability and are mandatory. The links below, will…
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