Beef Cattle
Salmonella Dublin In Beef Herds
Salmonella Dublin can cause significant impacts on health and mortality rates during the calving period. However only 10% of the confirmed diagnosis are from beef herds.
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Planning ahead for calving in the beef herd
‘Social distancing’ and ‘self-isolation’ were never mentioned until a few weeks ago, we are all now acutely aware of the implications of these measures, as we work together as a…
Read More >Guide To Mineral Nutrition
An important consideration in beef cattle rations is mineral nutrition. It is a complex topic and requirements will depend on the type of stock being fed, the base ration and farm conditions. A trusted nutritionist can help you plan mineral supplementation on your farm and to get you started is a Mineral Nutrition for Beef Cattle Guide.
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Animal Health Planning for Crofters (advertorial)
In the Scottish Farmer published, 21st March 2020, we published the advertorial below to promote advice to crofters around animal health planning. Animal Health Planning (advertorial)
Read More >Beef Efficiency Scheme – Genomics ft Eileen Wall
In this podcast, Eileen Wall, Head of Research at SRUC, provides an overview of the genomics work she is involved in – looking at genetics data and tissue samples recorded…
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Top tips for calving
With most of the suckler cows in Scotland calving in the spring, now is a timely opportunity to highlight some top tips for calving which will pay dividends in the…
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Women in Agriculture: Case Study – Helen McColm
Find out what it took to stop Helen describing herself as ‘just’ a farmer’s wife…
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Alternative bedding podcast: Compost by-products
In this episode of our podcast, Beef Consultant Sarah Balfour discusses the merits of various alternative bedding products. In this episode she visits Keenan Recycling in Aberdeenshire to discuss the…
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