Search results for: animal welfare updates
Search results for: animal welfare updates
Natural Capital Assessment Glossary
…can be assessed over time. Biodiversity Expand Biodiversity is all the different kinds of life you find in one area, from animals to micro-organisms, plants and fungi. Cultural Services Expand…
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Nutritional Guidance for the Milking Herd
…of minerals in forages and other feeds will be insufficient to meet animal requirements. For further information on major minerals, trace elements and vitamins and their role in cattle please…
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Agribusiness News May 2024 – Milk
…used up. High levels of nitrates (>0.1% or >1000mg/kg in the fresh weight) can lead to poorer fermentation and reduced intakes, affecting animal performance. If over 0.25%, the advice is…
Read More >Improving Carbon Efficiencies At Clynelish
…in 100 lowground ewes could be costing in the region of £16 per animal. Lameness could impact the number of lambs born, reared and weaning weights, increased replacement rates and…
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Maximising Production from Forage at East Fingask
…in that the residual allows for energy for the plant to continue growing. The quality of this rotational grass is higher than set stocked pasture, helping the animal grow in…
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MMN March 2024 – Are Robots for Me?
…vet visits or just checking the animal over if the robot has detected any abnormalities in the milking data. It is far easier and hence more likely to get done…
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Holistic Management: Part 1 – Introduction
…The Four Key Insights For Grassland During his career as an ecologist in Africa, Allan saw how through the removal of people and grazing animals, including extermination of 40,000 elephants,…
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Agribusiness News March 2024 – Management Matters: Grassland
…availability, and the herd’s grass demand at turnout. Simple feed budgeting principles are helpful. For instance, estimates of animal requirements shows that two and a half (700kg) cows per hectare…
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Livestock Productivity – Pigs & Poultry
…Options for reducing emissions in pig and poultry enterprises require very different strategies, usually focused on (non forage) diets, and animal health. This section links to technical advice on optimising…
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Agribusiness News February 2024 – Inputs: Calf Management
…advisory rate is now upwards of 8 litres. There are so many aspects of calf management that need to be considered to ensure that the young animal goes on to…
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