Dairy
MMN May 2024 – Funding for Business Energy Efficiency
Electricity use accounted for around 3% of the average dairy farmers costs in Scotland in the 2022/23 Scottish Farm Business Survey (and was 4.32% of fixed costs). As such, improving…
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MMN May 2024 – Risk Factors for Twinning
As dairy cattle have been selected over the years for higher milk production, a higher rate of twinning has also been observed. In fact, the rate has tripled over the…
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MMN May 2024 – Reducing White Line Disease in Dairy Cows
White line disease (WLD) is the second most common cause of claw disease in dairy cows, with an average of 5.5 cases per 100 cows per year (Barker et al.,…
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MMN May 2024 – Colostrum Beyond Antibodies: What is New?
Project: Identifying critical control points for colostrum contamination and Mycoplasma bovis prevalence in first milking colostrum from Scottish dairy herds. When colostrum quality is discussed, it is tempting to think…
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Providing a Comfortable Thermal Environment for Calves
Despite the various methods for housing calves (e.g. individual, paired, group, pens, hutches) the basic principles for housing should be the same. The environment should be as clean as possible,…
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Cow Grazing Strategies in Wet Conditions
When large amounts of rainfall leave grazing fields saturated, how do we deal with wet conditions to manage the grazing platform and minimise damage to fields and gateways from poaching?…
Read More >Working Towards Net Zero Carbon at High Garphar Farm
This article originally appeared on the Farming For A Better Climate website Scott Shearlaw farms at High Garphar near Maybole, South Ayrshire, Scotland, in partnership with his parents. The farm…
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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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MMN March 2024 – Renewed Support for Slurry Storage
Nothing says Happy Valentine’s Day like support for slurry storage! Eagle-eyed readers of Milk Manager News will have noticed that it has been some time since the announcement of continued…
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MMN March 2024 – Dairy Cow Building Design
Building layout is important to ensure that dairy cows have good access to feed, water and space for lying to maximise cow comfort and productivity. Feeding It is important to…
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