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S Lewis

Articles by S Lewis

Practical advice and solutions for better calf rearing

Livestock

Practical advice and solutions for better calf rearing

The management of calf rearing and the standard of housing facilities are key factors in the overall health, welfare and performance of calves. So how do you get things right when individual systems are so varied?

clock 19 August 2022 • 6 min read
Work with your vet on colostrum intake

Livestock

Work with your vet on colostrum intake

Nowadays most dairy farmers understand good colostrum management is key, but exactly what that entails is more often a point of debate.

clock 19 August 2022 • 3 min read
Role of milk replacers in calf rearing success

Livestock

Role of milk replacers in calf rearing success

Getting the optimum quantity and quality of colostrum is key for new born calves – but making the right choice when it comes to following on from colostrum onto milk replacers is also vital.

clock 19 August 2022 • 4 min read
Collaborative approach has benefits to calf health

Livestock

Collaborative approach has benefits to calf health

For Mark and Susie Mottershead, who farm at The Brook, Wrexham, the 2020 lockdown prompted a focus on calves within their pedigree Holstein herd which were not performing as well as they wanted them to.

clock 19 August 2022 • 6 min read
New nutrition technology eases farming pressures

Livestock

New nutrition technology eases farming pressures

When rearing all your own replacement heifers within a closed herd, the team at the University of Edinburgh’s Langhill Farm says it is particularly important calves get off to a good start.

clock 19 August 2022 • 5 min read
'Green' milk is top priority for Mackie's

Livestock

'Green' milk is top priority for Mackie's

With the aim of making their ice cream the ‘greenest in the world’, producing a highly efficient milking herd is a top priority for the team at Mackie’s, in Inverurie, Aberdeenshire.

clock 19 August 2022 • 4 min read
Investment in facilities and vaccination gives calves best start in life

Livestock

Investment in facilities and vaccination gives calves best start in life

Through better calf rearing facilities and the initiation of early life vaccination against pneumonia, the Hann family has seen significant improvements in the health and well-being of the calves in their pedigree Holstein herd at Rodden Down, Frome, Somerset.

clock 19 August 2022 • 5 min read
Keen focus on future-proofing

Livestock

Keen focus on future-proofing

With rising costs and the need to be carbon conscious, breeding productive, efficient and profitable dairy cattle has never been so paramount.

clock 19 August 2022 • 6 min read
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clock 02 March 2022 • 1 min read
Grassland and Silage Toolkit

Livestock

Grassland and Silage Toolkit

With the price of ammonium nitrate almost three times what it was this time last year, it is not surprising that many farmers are thinking hard about what they can do to mitigate this escalating input cost. And it is not just fertiliser prices which are rising.

clock 17 February 2022 • 6 min read
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