animal nutrition

It has certainly been a challenging maize growing season for many farmers around the UK, and now growers will be facing tricky decisions over when best to harvest the crop

A Welsh dairy farm is companion cropping maize with sunflowers to reduce its purchased protein costs

Optimal rumen health and function is key to achieving efficient and economic beef finishing systems

Feeding pre-weaned dairy calves the right amount of a proven, highly digestible calf milk formula is economically crucial to make the most of early life feed conversion efficiency

Dairy calf rearers can derive a horde of animal health rewards by feeding high quality colostrum for longer and a recent farmer survey shows most farmers are open to the practice if it were shown to be beneficial with adjustments to labour, equipment, and facilities

Red clover is often presented as a good option for increasing grassland production, but it can be a difficult crop to establish and grow

Good quality maize silage is key to the beef finishing business ran by Edward Liversidge

With turnout delayed across the country and silage stocks running down, looking at ways to extend silage stocks until cows can go out is now important on some farms

Spring turnout creates many dietary challenges for dairy herds that can result in butterfat depression and fertility issues

Rumen health is a critical component in the ‘wheel for success' for robotic milking herds