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Search results for: animal welfare updates
Milk Manager News May 2023 – Straights Update
…and ports compared to last year; in the case of barley, 22% more. The reduction in compound animal feed manufacture over the last nine months remains 6% lower compared to…
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Agribusiness News May 2023 – Beef
…animal were 504p/kg deadweight. Supplies continue to tighten Cattle numbers continue to be tight and are set to tighten further in the coming weeks, as many sheds are now emptied….
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Inverness Soil & Nutrient Network: First meeting event summary
…significant stores of micronutrients. In summary use analysis from all sources to make accurate management decisions that will improve soil plant and animal health. Our guest speakers during this event…
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(Fully Booked) Quality Meat Scotland: Meat the Market Beef Workshop – Morrisons Woodhead Brothers
…the same live animal with the carcase on the hook will help lamb selection back home on the farm. Lunch will be provided. Those wishing to attend must book in…
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Harvesting Sprouted Grain
…as an animal feed but fortunately there is very little or no difference in its nutritive value compared with whole grain. The big problem is the higher cost of preserving…
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Adviser Spotlight: Sinclair Simpson (ILMP)
Sinclair Simpson has worked as an independent consultant in agriculture for over 37 years. He specialises in farm business management, enterprise benchmarking, grassland management, animal production, husbandry of combinable crops…
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What Can Be Done About OPA/Jaagsiekte?
…thin, breathless animals lagging behind the flock. Offspring of culled animals should not be kept on for breeding. They frequently go on to develop OPA. Areas that housed suspect OPA…
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Docility Estimated Breeding Values (EBVs)
…by Alison Glasgow now with the Limousin Society. Her report showed animals can be bred to be more docile, particularly when handled and that animals with higher Docility EBVs were:…
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