Livestock
Resilience Planning in Your Flock (Brechin) Event Summary
The topic of this meeting was to look into the different areas of the farms sheep enterprises and discuss ways on which we can build resilience into the flock in…
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Securing straw supplies this year and next
Given the generally lower grass and silage yields this year livestock producers are looking to fill the gap and whole-crop cereals and straw are a key alternative. Arable farmers are…
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Smallholder Training Event – Selecting lambs fit for the Abattoir – Event Summary
This small holder training event informed participants of the theory and criteria used in selecting lambs and cull ewes fit to go to the abattoir. There was also a particle hands-on demonstration of both selection and weighing.
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Info note – Hot weather July2018
Information Note – Summer 2018: Hot weather and potential risks to livestock health and welfare
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Beef Cattle Housing
A guide to help you through the ins and outs of keeping your cattle in and out.
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Housing for cattle in the Scottish climate is required to provide stock with protection against extreme weather and to reduce damage to pastures from out-wintering. Design of livestock buildings should firstly support good health and welfare for the stock. They should be designed to facilitate efficient management, be operated safely and with least stress on the animals. The design should also aim to minimise pollution risk and visual impact on the surrounding environment.
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Milk Manager News July 2018
Read the July 2018 edition of Milk Manager News here.
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