Livestock
Drinking Water and Calf Health?
My interest in drinking water follows on from the increased level of pneumonia this autumn, presumably due to the wide fluctuations in temperature.
Read More >Effect Of Time Of Feeding On Calving
Changing the time of feeding has been shown to have an effect on the time of day cows will calve.
Read More >Preventing Pneumonia In Housed Calves
While pneumonia is a common occurrence, there are steps which can be taken to minimise the risk.
Read More >Milk Fever – Slow Calving
Milk fever is the common term used for the signs seen in cattle when blood calcium levels are low, also known as hypocalcaemia.
Read More >Lungworm Vaccine In Replacement Heifers
Timing of lungworm can be unpredictable so it is difficult to know when to target worming treatments. If outbreaks are not caught early, significant lung damage and secondary bacterial infection can occur and deaths are not uncommon.
Read More >Using Worming Treatments At Grass
If using long-acting wormers in calves at grass over the summer, it is worth knowing how long the products persist for.
Read More >Changes To Animal Transport Authorisation Renewals
The Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) is reminding animal transporters that the process for renewal of type 1 transporter authorisations has changed and authorisations are no longer renewed automatically.
Read More >Value Of Slurry This Spring
The financial value of cattle slurry (based on current N, P & K fertiliser straight prices) will be around £30 per load this spring. That is around £3,500/250,000 gallons or 20 x 600kg bags of fertiliser, free!
Read More >Getting It Right
A reminder on the rules concerning the movement of pregnant ewes, tail docking and castration.
Read More >Worms In Sheep: Choosing A Product
There are more than 50 sheep worming products on the market making it impossible to remember them all. Happily you don’t have to as knowing a few facts will go a long way in helping you choose a product.
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