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Kale is being successfully utilised as an out-wintering crop for in-calf dairy heifers at Harper Adams University. While cost savings are important in this scenario, it should not come at the expense of animal health as Katie Jones discovered.
31 December 2020
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4 min read
Livestock
From January 1, 2021, dairy farmers selling their milk to Arla could see an increased number of calves on their farmers due to the co-operative’s new calf policy. Katie Jones looks at research into temporary calf
17 December 2020
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1 min read
Livestock
In the latest bull proofs, released this week by AHDB Dairy, there is a raft of newcomers in the genomic rankings alongside relative stability among the top daughter-proven bulls.
02 December 2020
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8 min read
In spite of the challenges brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic there was unprecedented trade right through the North of England Mule Sheep Association’s (NEMSA) 2020 gimmer lamb sales season.
20 November 2020
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4 min read
Arable
Until 2011, Red Hall Farm was home to a herd of dairy cows, but fast forward to present day and it is a very different product which is now being sold off the farm. Katie Jones reports.
14 November 2020
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6 min read
Livestock
A collaboration between scientists in Scotland and The Netherlands has found that a lack of ‘social distancing’ between sheep is almost exclusively responsible for the spread of the virus that causes the chronic viral disease
23 October 2020
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2 min read
Livestock
BY refining diets now, turkey producers can help offset the consequences of smaller Christmas gatherings.
23 October 2020
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2 min read
Livestock
Whether you are a beef farmer or a dairy farmer, block calving or all-year-round, it is important to carry out bull breeding soundness evaluations to test for bull fertility.
16 October 2020
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3 min read
Livestock
The importance of hygiene in the first days of a calf’s life should not be underestimated.
16 October 2020
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2 min read