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Using Technology to Improve Herd Fertility
…animal activity to predict heats. In this video you will learn more about automated heat detection and see how it has been implemented successfully on one farm with positive results….
Read More >Cattle Record Keeping
…and are essential for animal health and food safety by improving traceability and reducing the likelihood of a disease outbreak. This factsheet will detail the specific rules and regulations that…
Read More >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….
Read More >Let a farming mentor help you manage your business challenges this spring
…a farming business, finance and business planning, knowledge of agriculture and the food and drink industry, and practical skills such as animal husbandry or hedge laying. The mentor’s time is…
Read More >Improving Silage To Reduce Costs
…forage and maintain high animal performance, forage must be high in available nutrients and high in digestibility (d value). D value is the main factor that determines the metabolisable energy…
Read More >Agribusiness News July 2022: Sheep
…of sheep meat being consumed during this period. The slaughter of the animal should occur within the 3-day festival, meaning it is a small marketing window for the sector. There…
Read More >Lungworm in Cattle Q & A
…parasitic infection of the bovine respiratory tract ingested from grazing contaminated pasture. Animals at greatest risk are calves in their first grazing season and yearling animals entering their second grazing…
Read More >Agribusiness News August 2022 – Input Costs: Sexed Semen
…cross-bred herds may experience conception rates closer to that of conventional. When allocating sexed semen to milking cows, prioritising younger animals, animals with better condition scores and ones earlier into…
Read More >Backing Beef – What does the future hold?
…Shaw, SAC Consulting Animal health – quick wins – Colin Mason, SRUC Vets Policy and economic outlook – Steven Thompson, SRUC. The meeting will also include an opportunity to have…
Read More >Agribusiness News September 2022 – Beef
…that animal. This puts downward pressure on the beef price. Cow trade still strong Cull cows continue to be a good trade, currently around 394p/kg deadweight, with good demand from…
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