Dairy Cattle
Distillery by-products, livestock feed and bio-energy use: report
The Scottish Government commissioned this report in response to concerns by livestock farmers about the impact of anaerobic digestion and bio-energy on the availability of distillery by-product for use as…
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Soya Bean Meal Under The Spotlight
As was mentioned in last month’s Straights Update in Milk Manager News, the demand for soya has significantly decreased due to the outbreak of swine flu in China, coupled with…
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Soya Bean Meal Under The Spotlight
As was mentioned in last month’s Straights Update in Milk Manager News, the demand for soya has significantly decreased due to the outbreak of swine flu in China, coupled with…
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Milk Manager News May 2019
Read Milk Manager News from May 2019 here
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Making A Note Of Which Cows Run With Which Bull
With cattle turnout taking place across the country, it’s worth remembering to make a note of which cows go out to grass with which bulls. For those in the Beef Efficiency Scheme this may already be common practice seeing as the sire of each calf needs to be recorded as part of the scheme.
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Calf scour practical guide
Read our calf scour practical guide here
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Calf scour prevention video
Calf scour is associated with significant losses in suckler enterprises due to costs associated with labour, treatment and mortality. In this video Eilidh Corr from SRUC Veterinary Services discusses prevention…
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Alternative Treatments For Mastitis
With antibiotic use on dairy farms under closer scrutiny, consideration for alternative mastitis therapies is on the rise. Diagnostic testing and knowing what the predominant mastitis bugs are on the…
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