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Milk Manager News January 2023 – Planning for Youngstock Grazing this Spring
Regardless of the management of the milking herd, the majority of dairy youngstock will be turned out to grass this spring. By planning your grazing strategy now, there is potential…
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Milk Manager News November 2022 – Thoracic Ultrasound Scanning in Calves
Bovine respiratory disease (BRD) is a very common and costly disease in dairy calves and early detection and treatment is vital to minimise the impact on growth and lifetime performance.…
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Autumn/Winter Pneumonia Solutions
At this time of year, with the mild weather we have seen, weaning of spring born calves and the movement of these calves to markets and onwards to new homes,…
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Milk Manager News January 2022
The January 2022 edition of Milk Manager News is now available. Along with the regular articles on Milk Market Update and Straights Update, this month we also have feature articles…
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Are You At Risk Of Long Bone Deformity?
Long bone deformity appears to have a higher occurrence amongst beef suckler herds. Calves are born with a dwarf like appearance as a result of the shortening of the long…
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Checking Heifers Pre-Breeding
Difficult calvings are a major drain on resources at calving time, both in terms of labour and finances. While completely eliminating dystocia in cattle is impossible, investing in a Pre-breeding…
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Disbudding Calves
Disbudding calves is a common management procedure on many beef and dairy farms. Horns pose as a potential welfare issue to cattle as well as being a potential safety risk to farmers.
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Rumen Drinking in Calves – What is it and how to avoid it?
Rumen drinking is one of the main causes of mortality that SRUC vets see in dairy calves. It can be the sole cause of death or a predisposer to other…
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Controlling Cryptosporidia in Calves
Cryptosporidia is a common cause of scour in dairy calves. Katrina Henderson of SRUC Veterinary Services discusses the main symptoms, how to diagnosis the disease and the various treatment options.…
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Precision solutions to animal health & welfare: episode 2
Welcome along to our animal health & welfare series of eight podcasts. Each podcast will look at the latest research around animal health & welfare, with the aim of providing…
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