Livestock
Post Weaning Encephalopathy in Lambs
With wintery weather forecast, it is likely that many lambs could be housed in the coming days. Farmers should be aware of post weaning encephalopathy in lambs. This is most…
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New Entrants – Getting Started with Rotational Grazing
Rotational grazing increases the grass ultilisation on farm and leads to greater production of meat, milk, and wool per hectare, while also reducing feed and fertiliser requirements. In this video…
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Parasite Control at Winter Housing
The unseasonal autumnal weather in October and record high temperatures at the start of November across the country have allowed farmers to delay housing of stock. However, with a recent…
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New Entrants – Preparing for Winter Housing
In this short video SRUC VIO Megan Fergusson gives an overview of what you should be doing to prepare for housing and highlights the common health conditions including pneumonia that…
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Mental Health and Wellbeing in Agriculture
Ian Barr is a farmer and contractor based at Upper Dalhousie Farm near Edinburgh. Ian is the former President of Scottish Rugby and has some important messages for farmers and…
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Agribusiness News December 2022
Welcome to the December edition of Agribusiness News. If you prefer to download this document click the download button. News in brief COP27 spotlights on food & energy security…
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Winter Management for Calving Heifers at 3 years old
We revisit Billy Graham at Craigdarroch Farm as the heifers come down from the hill for scanning. We will discuss the pregnancy scanning results and winter management on the hill…
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November Silage Update
The SAC lab continues to receive more silages for analysis. Table 1 shows the average nutrient values of 1st and 2nd cut beef and sheep pit and bale silages. These…
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Systemic Pasteurellosis in Lambs
This year there have been increased outbreaks of systemic Pasteurellosis. While the reasons are unclear, warm wet Autumn weather may have led to increased pasture worm burdens and prolonged tick…
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