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Rearing Animals [BE.RA]

    Dirty Cattle Cost Money

    Ensuring fattening cattle are kept clean for slaughter can be difficult, with long months of winter housing and the cost of straw bedding and its availability.  With straw supplies looking…

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    Cow and calf looking at camera
    Cow and calf looking at camera

    What Are Antibiotics?

    Responsible use of antibiotics should be at the forefront of all our minds – should I use antibiotics?  What antibiotic should I use?  Are other treatments more appropriate?  This guide, along with discussion with your vet should assist with key decisions surrounding antibiotic use.

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    Watch Condition of Autumn Calving Cows

    While it is ideal to manage cow condition throughout the year, this is often easier said than done.  Cows on good quality grass will put on condition rapidly.  Having over fat cows at calving time can cause issues with calving difficulty, fat cows also have a higher risk of metabolic issues around calving time. 

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    Magnesium For Autumn Calving Herds

    When we think about magnesium deficiency, we automatically think about grass staggers.  Many suckler herds do not experience problems with staggers in the spring and it tends to be in the autumn that staggers is more common, due to changeable and stormy weather conditions and a high passage rate of lush, wet grass through the digestive tract.  For autumn calving cows, the risk of staggers is lower pre-calving compared to lactating cows at this time as they have a lower requirement for magnesium.  However low magnesium pre-calving can cause metabolic issues around calving time such as subclinical milk fever or slow calving syndrome. 

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