Feed & Forage [SP.FF]
Slatted Sheep Housing Made Simple
Click Here to Download a PDF/Print Version Housing sheep on slats significantly reduces bedding costs and labour demands while improving hygiene within the housing environment. When designed and managed correctly,…
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Red Clover as a home-grown protein in sustainable sheep systems
Increasing the amount of forage-based protein that can be grown on farm is a key way to address the UK’s protein deficit and reduce reliance on imported protein sources. Forage…
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Mineral Requirements in Finishing Lambs
Mineral imbalances in finishing lambs primarily impact growth rates and therefore time to finishing and slaughter. There are several reasons why mineral problems arise in finishing lambs, here we discuss…
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Nutrition for Ewes Lambing in Spring
The success of lambing relies heavily upon ensuring the ewe’s nutritional needs are met throughout pregnancy. This is particularly important in the final six weeks of pregnancy where foetal growth…
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Building Good Financial Habits With Cash Flow Forecasting
The statistics are clear; 80% of small businesses go under due to cash flow problems, not lack of profit. Building business resilience with good financial habits can make all the…
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Sheep mineral supplementation
Throughout the year and production cycle, the ewe goes through different phases requiring varying nutritional requirements. Part of these are minerals which are vital for growth, productivity, and immunity. Various…
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Minimising Dry Matter Losses in Clamped Silage
Dry matter (nutrient) losses from clamped silage can be on average 25%, representing a significant amount of feed value disappearing between cutting the grass and feeding the silage out to…
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How to reduce silage nutrient loss in the heat
The silage season is well underway with many farms having already successfully harvested a first cut and some even cutting or considering further cuts. However, with the hot and dry…
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Making silage is an expensive operation on any livestock farm but it is still one of the most cost-effective feeds after grass. Maximising the production of quality silage is therefore…
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