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S Lewis

Articles by S Lewis

Sexed semen optimises value of every calf on Cheshire unit

Livestock

Sexed semen optimises value of every calf on Cheshire unit

Using sexed female and sexed male semen is helping one farmer optimise the value of every calf.

clock 16 August 2021 • 5 min read
TUS: Another 'tool in the armoury' against pneumonia

Livestock

TUS: Another 'tool in the armoury' against pneumonia

Using ultrasound on calves’ lungs has helped one Powys calf rearer to pick up signs of respiratory disease earlier, target antibiotic use and reduce mortality.

clock 16 August 2021 • 6 min read
Utilising a sexed and beef strategy to the full

Livestock

Utilising a sexed and beef strategy to the full

Segmenting the herd and targeting sexed female and male semen towards appropriate animals will help optimise any sexed and beef strategy.

clock 16 August 2021 • 3 min read
Using genomics to boost output from every cow space

Livestock

Using genomics to boost output from every cow space

Genomic testing, together with targeted use of sexed semen on cows and heifers is part of a strategy to maximise the output from every cow space at Slough Court, Somerset.

clock 16 August 2021 • 5 min read
Getting calves off to the best possible start

Livestock

Getting calves off to the best possible start

Fraser Jones thinks it is no coincidence cows are milking well, while calf immunoglobulin levels are the highest they have ever been.

clock 16 August 2021 • 5 min read
Dairy beef proves profitable on Gloucestershire farm

Livestock

Dairy beef proves profitable on Gloucestershire farm

Genomic testing, together with targeted use of sexed semen on cows and heifers is part of a strategy to maximise the output from every cow space at Slough Court, Somerset.

clock 16 August 2021 • 5 min read

July Pulse Check

This month’s Pulse Check features Tony Nugent, agronomist and arable manager in Fethard, County Tipperary.

clock 30 July 2021 • 1 min read
How cultivations can help control grass-weeds

Arable

How cultivations can help control grass-weeds

In the last of our series on cultivations, Mike Abram looks at how they can be used to improve control of grass-weed species.

clock 29 July 2021 • 6 min read

Desiccation approaches

Thoughts are rapidly turning to next year for our video diarists Steve Crayston and Adrian Joynt.

clock 15 July 2021 • 1 min read

Hope for OSR as industry tackles challenges together

Tom Allen-Stevens, editor at CPM, neatly captured the challenges of growing OSR and the essence of our ‘Champion OSR Together’ campaign in his introduction to a recent OSR webinar

clock 15 July 2021 • 1 min read
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