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Survey confirms producers link between BVD control, improved calf health and reduced antibiotic use The 2019 National BVD survey was the fourth time that this annual survey has been run, and this year it attracted a record 1,243 respondents. Organiser of the survey, Boehringer Ingelheims Matt...

Hello, I’m currently carrying out my dissertation on UK Livestock farmers perceptions/opinions on the adoption of precision livestock farming technologies and have created a survey to gather my results. All data is anonymous & no personal information is required. The survey is not long and...

Considering getting a heat detection system e.g. collars or peds. Don't need them for maiden heifers as easily detected using estrotech patches. In the herd there's always a few barren cows that I don't want to breed, so wouldn't need heat detecting... For a 200 cow unit how many devices do I...

Which system does everyone believe is the most trustworthy system?

So since they're starting up again, and I've obviously never had one I'm assuming I'm likely to be near the top of the list. Do they give any notice as to when they're coming? What do I need to look out for? I didn't sleep much last night so woke up early and pressure washed the dairy, I...

Currently have 400 indoor lambing mules and texel/mules. I bought 15 sucked hoggets and 25 ewe lambs to try over the next year. Ewe lambs purchased for £105 weighing roughly 45kg in September and sucked hoggets for £150 at around 60-65kg. Tupped half with Charollais and other half to beltex...

Written by Michelle Martin from Agriland A Cotswold farmer has been sentenced to 26 weeks in prison after he pleaded guilty to 22 offences, including burying sheep in a heap of rotting potatoes, Goucestershire County Council has said. Stephen Redman (65) from Ozleworth, Wotton-under-Edge...

Gone by Easter. Anyone fancy a wager?

Hi Looking at installing a 360 degree camera in the calving shed . Would need to be 4g as don't have WiFi at one farm. Looking for recommendations. See some cheap ones on amazon etc but wandered if they are cheap for a reason? Thanks

How are people getting on with lost cattle tags? I seem to be losing a significant amount every year. (Have just ordered 20 tags from a batch of 90 youngstock that have just been housed, they were all double tagged in May) Losing as many in the summer as in the winter. They are genuine Allflex...

Hi all, first time poster. We have a realitvely small beef cattle holding. We have a largely limosin herd, but made the decision to move over to Hereford a few years ago to produce a smaller and easier finished animal. We bought a hereford pedigree bull which turned out to be a very unfortunate...

Good evening folks. I have a problem on a tenancy we have just taken on and I don’t know how to go about getting the outcome needed. I’m hoping that someone will have some bullet proof answer which I can use to get me where we need to be. The problem is that we took a farm on at the start of...

Thinking about upgrading my te pari, any body know what mine is worth to sell? Te pari HD3 full auto drafting, weighing, mounted on a mobile te pari trailer. Comes with a truest 3000 weigh scale. Excellent condition and simply the dogs b*llocks for handling sheep.

Written by John Swire from Farm Business Allflex Livestock Intelligence has launched an updated version of its intelligent SenseHub monitoring ear tag which not only boasts improved battery life but also features a multi-function LED to make it easier to find individual animals in a group...

See that the Chinese cheapies read UK spec EID tags now, and for 25quid, I can see even with my modest numbers, one would be useful.... Are the numbers downloaded in a usable form, either for a printout, or to feed into software...

Hello all How many on here have had issues with baby calves coming down with TB? Have a 58 day old bought in calve react. Been on farm only 3weeks I think? And was within age for our yearly test.. So young! The vet has said it’s the largest lumps that she has ever seen, talking to the...

What are others in Scotland thinking about the new ScotEID cattle movement set up. Been on it today registering calves. Maybe just needing time to get used to it , but first impressions are that it is a very poor substitute for the BCMS system. There doesn't seem to be any way of checking an...

Written by Agriland Team from Agriland An Armagh farmer has been convicted at Armagh Magistrates Court today (October 4) for two charges relating to livestock movements and identification. In a sitting that took place in Newry Court, Sam Young (47) from Clare Road, Tandragee, Craigavon, was...

“Why not just potty train the cows?” That’s what a radio jockey asked animal behaviorist Lindsay Matthews during a 2007 interview about how cow urine harms the environment. The question was in jest, but it got Matthews—a researcher at the University of Auckland—thinking. Now, nearly 14 years...

I keep having issues with tags as I seem to be in a constant battle with them always 4/5 a week needing replacing some needing both!! Iv been using Dalton tags mostly both large plastic but just wondering if anyone else has this problem and what brand they use? min thinking of going back to...