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    Formalin, Is it all the same

    We think our last ibc of formalin is not as good as normal. Lots of cows with foul and noticed it does not have any of usual smell in footbath. Like you don't want to give it a smell in the ibc. Ours is 40%, have started a new ibc and that seems like our normal one. Have contacted the...
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    Feeding close up dry cows...

    Depends on your hay, we feed adlib meadow hay which has not had any slurry on, hopefully low in k, also they really like it so helps in takes. (they get some tmr with mag chloride added as well)
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    Appealing TB test is it possible

    Just had our TB test read today. 1st yearly test after being down on and off for a while. Tested 450ish Cows and youngstock hardly a lump on anything except one 1st laction heifer, with a big lump and a reactor. She is one of our best heifers 80 dim giving 38l, just back in calf and one of my...
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    Installing new sand cubicles

    I am looking to convert our far off dry yard from a straw yard to sand cubicles. I plan to get the preform sand cubicle curbs that bolt to the floor. My worry is drainage, with a solid concrete floor should I put something at the bottom of the sand to allow wet to drain from the bottom. I have...
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    Planting ww into AB15

    Thanks, how long before you drill would you spray off the ley?
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    Planting ww into AB15

    Sorry if this has been covered before. A bit of a newbe to direct drilling, have started with neighbours drilling with there (new to them) weaving drill. Have a couple of fields coming out of a 2 year legume ley (ab15), we cut them for silage a couple of weeks ago. Was thinking of spraying them...
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    medicine recording app

    Does crystal talk back to uniform? Would like to get milk yield data out and also control feeding.
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    medicine recording app

    Crystal is a pain I have yet to work out how to get it talk to any other apps, expect by downloading text files and importing to other program. Would love a solution, as have crystal running parlour ( milk yields and feeding etc) afifarm on separate computer doing activity measurements, sumit...
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    AB15 2 year legume fallow

    Have three fields of AB15 which finished yesterday. Will go in to WW, and hope to take a cut off it first. It was topped end of June, the vetch and clover have come well but the grass has not. Was going to round bale and wrap but was not sure how the vetch and clover would ensile. Question is to...
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    locking yokes for heifers

    Thinking about putting some locking yokes for heifers. Had quote for 8 places in 15ft barrier. Plan a straw yard with a scrapped passage fenced off in front on yokes if that make sense. Trying to work out how wide the passage needs to be so can ai heifers in yokes and so heifers can move around...
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    Farm yard muck value

    Restarting this old thread. What is the opinion on value of muck for straw this year. How many tons of muck for an acre of straw.
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    Calf passports

    Think we might of messed up on registration of a few calves. My mother who is in self isolation usually registers the calves, but due to her self isolating and the fact the girl who does the calves, sister was ill we miss registering some calves in the 27 days. Do you think it is worth talking...
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    Cows eating envirobed

    Has anyone else had cows eat envirobed? Put some in for the first time this morning on a small row of cubicles and a whole lot of cows have come and started eating it. Rang manufacturer and they say they have never heard of it but nothing in it to harm them. Hope it is just that it is new.
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    All things Dairy

    Monty crosses, quite a mixture with Holstine, Brown Swisses and Swedish Red.
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