Search results for: animal welfare updates
Search results for: animal welfare updates
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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Agribusiness News February 2024
…Government is now looking to eradicate BVD from Scotland. While this is viewed as an ambitious target, given that the BVD status for an individual animal or holding can be…
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So You Want to Work with Cattle…?
…with cattle and observe them to ensure optimal animal health and basic record keeping. We will also discuss the processes around becoming self employed. Related FAS Materials: https://www.fas.scot/downloads/guide-to-keeping-cattle/ https://www.fas.scot/publication/cattle-health-factsheet/ https://www.fas.scot/publication/cattle-health-factsheet/…
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MMN January 2024 – Colostrum Quality from Heifers
…higher yielding animals producing poorer quality colostrum. The quality is likely to be poor if more than 8.5 litres are obtained immediately post-calving. A US study based on 1,972 heifer…
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Stock Talk: Dairy Genomics
In this podcast we hear from Rhona McAlister who is Precision Animal Health Commercial Manager (genomics specialist) with Zoetis. Rhona speaks about the role of genomics and how it can…
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The Benefits of Rumination Monitoring
…looking at an individual cow’s rumination data, it is important to compare it against that animal’s own baseline pattern, which will differ between animals, depending on their diet, feed intake,…
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Agribusiness News January 2024 – Beef
…carcase weights are lighter, likely a reflection of wet weather and variable silage quality. The increasing influence of dairy beef bred animals will contribute to lower weights and cattle killing…
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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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Contract Farming Agreements Explained
…breeding animal) and is paid in set instalments throughout the year. The basic fee is generally just to cover costs, rather than making any profit. Farmer’s Basic Return The basic…
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Why and how to do an energy audit
…– this can allow benchmarking with industry standards etc. Taking it a stage further can show energy per ton of grain or per animal. Is it worth considering sub-meters to…
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