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Search results for: animal welfare updates
Mineral Supplementation
…large proportion of the animal’s ration. The silage/hay fed alongside forage crops will provide some additional minerals however, forage crops are low in most of the trace elements. Brassicas contain…
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Weaning Calves – Reducing the Stress
…cows breaking the maternal bond and changing diets. Weaning is the most stressful time of an animal’s life after birth. But there are strategies beef producers can take to reduce…
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Dirty Cattle Cost Money
…hide removal which is likely to then lead to further carcase trimming. This reduces the overall carcase yield, reducing the value of the animal. The consequences of presenting dirty cattle…
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Acorn Toxicity
…tarry faeces. Polyuria/polydipsia, haematuria and icterus may also be seen, and urea and liver enzymes will be increased. Acutely affected animals die within 24 to 72 hours. Animals that survive…
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Agribusiness News February 2023 – Cereals and Oilseeds
…double last year’s surplus and the highest for several years. The barley balance sheet remains tight however, despite seeing a rise in production and a fall in animal feed demand….
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Agribusiness News June 2023 – Inputs: Grassland
…Similar dry matter yields but with significantly less nitrogen fertiliser requirement. Improved animal performance, with higher growth rates and lambs reaching slaughter weight on average two weeks earlier. Higher mineral…
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Grassland Management and Water Quality
…nitrates and phosphates. When these factors are outside of their safe limits, they have negative ecological impacts on animal and plant species that are reliant on clean watercourses, and health…
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Agribusiness News September 2023 – Sector Focus: Buffalo Farming
…scrapes and a water pool, especially on a hot day! Housing Buffalo are intelligent animals; they communicate via grunts and snorts but normally they are very quiet grazers and shed…
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Water Requirements at Grass
…when deciding the size of water system you need to make sure water is always in front of the animal. When intensive grazing, animals will come to drink as individuals…
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