Dairy Cattle
How to Minimise Heat Stress in the Dairy Herd
As the UK sees increasingly prolonged spells of warm weather, managing cattle during the summer months is becoming more challenging for producers. For dairy farmers, heat stress has been found to…
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Managing Mastitis Risk During the Grazing Season
Mastitis is often associated with the housing period, when the risk of infection is typically higher. However, the grazing season also presents challenges. Environmental and clinical mastitis can occur at…
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Mineral Requirements in Outwintering Systems
Following on from our mineral requirement webinars in Autumn 2023, Dr Annie Williams, an Independent Mineral Advisor for Ruminants is joining us on the first Wednesday of the next three…
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Mineral Requirements in Housing Systems
Following on from our mineral requirement webinars in Autumn 2023, Dr Annie Williams, an Independent Mineral Advisor for Ruminants is joining us on the first Wednesday of the next three…
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Agribusiness News March 2024 – Milk
Milk production data The latest milk production data from AHDB shows that GB milk output for January was 1,023m litres (provisional), just 0.2% more than December’s volume. Daily deliveries were…
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Stock Talk: Dairy Genomics
In this podcast we hear from Rhona McAlister who is Precision Animal Health Commercial Manager (genomics specialist) with Zoetis. Rhona speaks about the role of genomics and how it can…
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Cattle Records – Passport Reconciliation
Winter offers the perfect opportunity, while cattle are housed, to check ear tags and carry out a passport reconciliation. All cattle on the farm should have the correct tags and…
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Veterinary Declaration Requirements for EU Exports
From the 13th of December 2023, a new veterinary declaration rule is coming into force across the country. The new rule requires farmers to certify that any POAO (Products of…
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Cattle Mineral Supplementation
Throughout the year and production cycle, the cow goes through different phases with varying nutritional requirements depending on her stage of production. Minerals are an essential part of a cow’s…
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