Rearing Animals [BE.RA]
Agri Culture – Jim Chapman: Adapting to Life After an Accident
Listener Advisory Note : This episode contains a mention of suicide, please listen with care. Mary-Jane Lawrie is joined by Jim Chapman, farmer and farm safety ambassador. Jim talks openly…
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Agri Culture – Stephanie Berkeley: Yellow Wellies
Mary-Jane Lawrie is joined by Stephanie Berkeley from the Farm Safety Foundation Stephanie Berkeley is Manager of the Farm Safety Foundation, which you might know also as Yellow Wellies. The…
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Body Condition Scoring Suckler Cows
What are the benefits of body condition scoring? Ensuring that cows are at the right body condition means: Efficient use of feed and supplemental feed is not given to cows that don’t need it. Reduced risk of calving difficulties associated with very lean or over-weight cows. Better calf vigour at birth and improved growth until weaning. Improved fertility, making it easier to get the cow pregnant again. How to body condition score Cows…
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Farm Safety for Temporary Staff
Key information contained in this publication: Induct all temporary staff before they start work. Ensure all tasks are properly risk assessed by a competent person and safe working procedures are…
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Practical Advice for Lambing & Calving
In this podcast we hear from SRUC Veterinary Investigation Officers Megan Fergusson and Tim Geraghty. They talk about the importance of good husbandry and top tips to save time and…
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Beef Toolkit – Weaning Beef Calves
Weaning of cows and calves is done so that the cow can recover body condition by transferring her nutrition from milk production to maintaining herself, allowing her to prepare for…
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Agribusiness News September 2023 – Sector Focus: Bull Fertility
Improving fertility with semen testing Performance of suckler herds has never been more important as increased input costs continue to put pressure on businesses and squeeze margins. Improving on-farm efficiencies…
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Using the Carbon Audit Tool
Are you looking to use our new beef carbon tool to guide you towards resources to take that next step towards reducing your emissions but not sure…
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Losses at Calving – should I investigate?
Calf loss is costly and can occur as soon as a pregnancy is established. While very early losses can be challenging to investigate as often the material will be passed…
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Keeping Newborns Warm in Cold Weather
With sub-zero temperatures and wintery showers forecast, farmers in the midst of calving and lambing must keep newborns warm to avoid losses, should the cold snap continue. Colostrum intake is…
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