Beef Cattle
Technical Note (TN746): Management of Nutrition Around Calving in the Suckler Herd
Summary Nutrition and body condition of the suckler cow has a very important role to play in ensuring the cow successfully delivers and rears a calf every year. Nutrition around…
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Technical Note (TN745): Metabolic Profiling in the Suckler Herd
Introduction to Metabolic Profiling Metabolic profiling involves blood testing cows at key times of the production cycle to assess nutritional status. It is often used as a management tool in…
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Technical Note (TN744): Management of Replacement Heifers into the Suckler Herd
The goal of breeding heifer management is to produce a healthy, productive animal that produces a calf annually as part of the herd. This technical note will focus on managing…
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Buying In An Older Stock Bull – What You Need To Know
Common practice when buying a new stock bull is to buy a young bull through a market or to buy a young bull directly from the breeder on farm. However, there is also increasing demand for older, mature stock bulls. There several advantages of opting to buy an older stock bull.
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Podcast – Livestock Monthly: Beef (July 2021)
In the latest of our livestock monthly podcasts episodes hosted by Beef Specialist Robert Ramsay of SAC Consulting, we talk beef with George Baikie, Head of SRUC Farms.
Read More >A Guide to Feed Budgeting
Forward planning forage supplies helps understand whether you will have enough conserved forage to meet the livestock demand – this is becoming more critical as weather is fluctuating more from the seasonal norms.
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New Entrants case study Archie Patterson, Plan Farm, Bute
Archie Paterson is a new entrant to farming. He’s the son of a shepherd, who always dreamed of farming in his own right. In order to make his dream a…
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Croft & Small Farms: A Season with Cattle – Bull Hire for Crofters
Small herds are very common in the crofting counties and co-operation is key to their success. An important co-operative measure is the sharing of bulls and many make use of…
Read More >Technical Note (TN743): Johne’s Disease In Cattle
Johne’s disease is an infectious wasting condition of cattle and other ruminants. This technical note outlines how to identify Johne’s disease in both dairy and beef herds and what steps to take to control it.
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