The success of your dairy farm depends to a large extent on 4 main areas; the quality of feed, youngstock rearing, the transition period, and forage. These 4 areas are also at the basis of our Feed2Milk approach, which looks at every facet of setting and, more importantly, achieving the right goals for your company.
Taking a more holistic approach to the transition period has led to significant improvements fo...
As producers aim to maximise milk from forage - either by growing grass as efficiently as possi...
Hypomagnesaemia (grass staggers) is a metabolic disorder of cattle and sheep caused by low magn...
Early grazing maximises the proportion of grazed grass in the cow's diet and we know the nu...
Current reseeding rates of 2-3% per year are far from the required rate if livestock farms are ...
Getting heifers to the right weight and stature for 24 month calving requires an average weight...
Heifers are the best genetics in your herd, said Steven Morrison, from the Agri-Food and Biosci...
"Don't tiptoe around hygiene when it comes to calf health and performance", said ...
"The first 50 days of a calf's life are crucial to its organ and tissue development, h...
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