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Search results for: animal welfare updates
Developing Safe Farming Practices
…following images – can you spot them all?’ A Summary Publication of Great Interactive Health and Safety Resources Our Seasonal Workforce: Health and Safety and Worker Welfare Good Mental Health…
Read More >The Thrill of The Hill
…welfare and farmer mindset. Beef Specialist, Robert Ramsay discusses a range of topics in this episode. Thrill of The Hill – Flock Resilience While a Brexit trade deal has taken…
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Beef Cattle
Scotch beef is known globally for high welfare standards and excellent quality. There are numerous beef systems practiced in Scottish agriculture, utilising all the land that is available (hill and…
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Agroforestry – could it work for you?
…in Perthshire (K Williams) Agroforestry integrates trees and shrubs with agricultural crops or livestock. It can boost farm productivity, improve soil health and help manage water flows, provide livestock welfare…
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Agroforestry in Scotland (Podcast)
…the potential to allow Scottish farmers to produce sheep and beef to some of the highest possible welfare standards. Later in the podcast, we hear from Prof. Davy McCracken, Head…
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Dairy cow lameness
Lameness is a huge welfare issue in the dairy industry. One of the most common causes of lameness is digital dermatitis and effective footbathing is an important part of controlling…
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Farm Woodland News (FWN 34) Spring 2020
…pest causing a big problem for restocking Diversifying your Woodlands – Growing alternative conifers for timber Providing Welfare Facilities for Forestry Operations Modern Apprenticeships Branch out into Trees and Timber…
Read More >Nutrition
…Condition Scoring on the Modern Dairy Cow TN587: Managing Body Condition Scoring in Dairy Cow Feeding to Yield – Making Sure it is Accurate Read more https://dairy.ahdb.org.uk/resources-library/technical-information/health-welfare/body-condition-scoring/ https://dairy.ahdb.org.uk/resources-library/technical-information/feeding/#.XsPOrWhKg2x https://www.teagasc.ie/media/website/animals/dairy/FeedingDiaryCow.pdf https://dairy-cattle.extension.org/dairy-cattle-nutrition-of-milking-and-dry-dairy-cows/…
Read More >Calf and Heifer Reading
…Start: Dystocia’s Effect on Early Beef & Dairy Calf Nutrition – event summary Summering youngstock on rented grass TN681 Nutritional management of artificially reared calves. Read more: https://www.teagasc.ie/publications/2017/teagasc-calf-rearing-manual.php https://dairy.ahdb.org.uk/resources-library/technical-information/health-welfare/calf-management-factsheets/#.XsPKumhKg2w https://www.calfnotes.com/…
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Flock Winter Management Tips
…wet, bringing animals in or onto hard standing and feeding is the ideal scenario, but this is expensive and not always an option. Some may consider localising the poaching damage…
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