Livestock

Ragwort is a biennial that produces a flat rosette of leaves in its first year of growth that rarely flowers.

Among the many useful pieces of information contained in the silage analysis report is the item PAL.

Many beef and sheep silages sampled so far appear to be lower in protein than we would normally expect.

After birth, weaning is the most stressful time for both calves and cows. Get some tips to deal with it.

This year many farms are waterlogged and while conditions should eventually dry out there is a chance that earlier born lambs will have to be turned out onto very wet fields.

Poor mating conditions can have a number of consequences for cattle.

Research from around the world has been reviewed by Alison Glasgow now with the Limousin Society. Her report showed animals can be bred to be more docile, particularly when handled and that animals with higher Docility EBVs were:

OPA (Ovine Pulmonary Adenocarcinoma) also known as Jaagsiekte is a tumour within the lungs of sheep caused by a virus. Infected sheep are typically thin, lag behind the rest of the group when gathered and often struggle to breathe.

Analysing your silage, both pit and bales, five to six weeks after it has been made can be extremely valuable. It can tell you the following: