Beef Cattle
Importance of Long Fibre in Intensive Rations
Cattle which are fed on an ad-lib cereal-based finisher ration can have exceptional performance. In order to achieve this exceptional performance good management is vital.
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Keeping Male Calves Entire?
With calving either started or not far away, on many farms, now is the time for breeders to consider whether they castrate their bull calves or keep them entire.
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Animal Health Is Wealth
Your opportunity to listen back to our Animal Health is Wealth webinar. Veterinary health planning is widely recognised for its value in terms of improving animal welfare and its economic…
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Iceberg Disease Case Study, Sion Williams, Bowhill Farming
Sion Williams, farm manager at Bowhill Farming, is forward thinking and has developed a plan for if an iceberg disease is found in the flock to minimise its spread throughout all 7000 ewes and react quickly to the problem.
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The Importance Of Vitamins – Vitamin D
Vitamin D is critical for normal development and growth. The primary function of vitamin D is to increase blood plasma calcium and phosphorous to a level which will support normal mineralisation of bone.
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Wormers And The Soil
I have seen several videos recently telling farmers to reduce their use of wormers or cut them out altogether to reduce their impact on soil ecosystems. This message is over simplistic and could be detrimental to animal performance and more importantly have a negative impact on animal welfare.
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