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Beef Cattle

    Remember The Golden Rule Of Calving!

    We are getting reports of large numbers of twins currently being born.  This makes it even more important to check for a second calf, especially for cows which have had a small calf and are leaner.  It is often the second calf which takes longer to be born, has the highest chance of being mis-mothered and hence has the higher risk of dying.

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    Testing Requirements For Bull Sales

    Bull sale season is here once again.  For those of you with pedigree animals to sell later in the year it’s time to think about the health testing that is required for sale animals.  Most of the main breed societies endorse herd or individual animal screening for sale animals. 

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    A herd of beef cattle in an open sided shed, standing with their heads through the feed rail at a diet of silage. The cattle are all looking towards the camera.
    A herd of beef cattle in an open sided shed, standing with their heads through the feed rail at a diet of silage. The cattle are all looking towards the camera.

    Cattle Record Keeping

    This factsheet has been created to highlight the up-to-date requirements for cattle record keeping in Scotland. Since October 2021 all cattle births, deaths and movements must now be reported to…

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    Tractor and fertiliser sower

    Agribusiness News March 2022

    The March 2022 edition of Agribusiness News is now available to download.  Along with the regular monthly articles on policy, beef, potatoes, sheep and milk, this month we also have…

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    Beef cattle eating silage indoors
    Beef cattle eating silage indoors

    Feeding Pre-Calving Minerals

    An important factor in the pre-calving period is to ensure the cow is getting adequate minerals in her diet.  Mineral levels in UK silages are variable and are influenced by…

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    Transitioning Off Fodder Beet

    The importance of transitioning livestock on to fodder beet slowly, to allow the rumen bugs to adapt to the high sugar diet is well documented.  However, as calving and lambing approaches, the slow and steady approach should also be used for transitioning the livestock off the beet.

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