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Jac Hughes, with help from Siwan, shepherds approximately 800 ewes in the beautiful grounds of Chirk Castle. Jac lambs outside and last year decided to try Rumevite® Graze DUP for ewes post-lambing. Despite the difficult lambing season in 2018, Jac felt the blocks benefited the ewes and helped...

With rising feed costs this season and a challenging economic environment, profitability is more important than ever. Lamb mortality has a massive impact on the season’s performance. As 10-25% of lamb deaths occur within the first 48 hours of life, attention after birth is vital and improving...

If preparing for lambing isn’t challenging enough, this year’s weather and the impact on feed and fodder costs means good productivity and therefore profitability is more significant than ever. It all starts with a successful and healthy lambing and ensuring that a new-born lamb gets a...

Improving Lambing Returns Through Nutrition With only 20% of breeding flocks proving profitable according to AHDB data then producers must analyse where they can adapt and change to ensure their systems remain sustainable for the long-term. Here, Dr Alison Bond, Rumenco Commercial Nutritionist...

MAXX Calf Health – Delivering Real Benefits Calf health plays a critical role in the success of youngstock rearing programmes yet DEFRA figures suggest that as many as one in seven dairy calves and one in thirteen beef calves die during the rearing phase. Ensuring calves and youngstock receive...