ketosis

  1. H

    Recovery from acidosis?

    I've a gimmer which I think has acidosis. They were only on 1/3 lb of nuts per day plus silage, but I was feeding them in boxes and filling 2 ring feeders with silage from the bale by hand as they wernt eating the bales whole that well. What was happening a good few were leaving the nuts and...
  2. W

    Twin lamb disease

    Hi all, looking for some advice please. Having some difficulty with twin lamb, had 5 cases in 48 hours in freshly housed ewes. Details Problem specifically in twins. No issues in trips or singles. Twins were on good quality stubble turnips until last Weekend (2 weeks out from lambing)...
  3. Agriland RSS

    Keep an eye on the signs of a displaced abomasum in calves

    Written by Brian McDonnell from Agriland A displaced abomasum is not an uncommon occurrence during the calving season on dairy farms, and will present itself in a similar way to ketosis. It usually occurs within the first four weeks post calving, but the exact cause is not known. Calving is...
  4. Agriland RSS

    Supplementation key to overcoming negative energy balance

    Written by Brian McDonnell from Agriland A challenged faced by all dairy cows after calving is negative energy balance (NEB), where energy demands are not being met by intakes. Although turning cows out to spring grass is important in a grass-based grazing dairy system, it can create a...
  5. Chips

    Acid buff vs limestone flour

    Having a nightmare with cows crashing their rumination and then in turn their yield , spoke with vet originally who recomended feeding limestone flour as it sounds like SARA, so borrowed a couple of bags and cows recovered , then my feed company recomended acid buff as a better alterantive , so...
  6. Agriland RSS

    Dairy advice: Grouping cows this winter

    Written by Brian McDonnell from Agriland Grouping cows when housed this winter, will allow for better management and ensure that they are in the correct body condition score (BCS) for calving. The dry period for cows is an opportunity to regenerate udder tissue after completing a lactation...
  7. D

    Arlageddon

    Would have put this in the Arla thread but have been told i'm not welcome there. https://petersweden.substack.com/p/they-are-poisoning-our-milk-now Ignore the fact that it's some internet chancer trying to get people to pay for access to further detail. That's not the point. The point is...
  8. Agriland RSS

    Keep a close eye on BCS of autumn-calving cows

    Written by Brian McDonnell from Agriland Monitoring of body condition score (BCS) in winter milk cows is important at this stage of lactation, to ensure excess condition is not lost. Autumn-calving cows losing excessive amounts of condition could be an indication that there is an issue with...
  9. Agriland RSS

    Autumn-calving: Dealing with milk fever cases

    Written by Brian McDonnell from Agriland Milk fever is unfortunately an issue that will likely have to be dealt with on farms calving cows this autumn. A case of milk fever can have a detrimental impact on a cow’s performance during her subsequent lactation, so cases should ideally be avoided...
  10. W

    Minette Batters NFU president

    She's clearly biased towards the coporate members of the NFU compared to the farmer members. She's finishing naturally in February apparently but should she still be there today? When she first took over she was on the Red Tractor board and wanted to remain on it whilst being NFU president...
  11. J

    choline vs kexxtone

    Is anyone on here feeding choline to their cows instead of kexxtone bolusing them? Anyone doing it after calving too, and if so for how long? How are/have you found it? Thanks
  12. D

    Even the Daily Star are working the IQ problem out

    Today’s Star. Defilthed and pasted; People's brains are getting smaller as IQ levels plummet over last 50 years A leading expert has warned our children and their kids' future is at stake after poor diet is said to have contributed to a rapid drop in IQ levels over the past 50 years Our...
  13. D

    Health alerts from collars - good or bad experience?

    I've been looking into connected collars for my herd and I'm seeing healths alerts being advertised by many companies. But is this actually useful?
  14. Lallemand Animal Nut.

    Mitigating heat stress in housed dairy cows

    Taking steps to mitigate the impact of heat stress on dairy cows will help avoid production losses when temperatures rise Lallemand Animal Nutrition’s ruminant technical support manager, Nico Vreeburg, shares his top tips on how to prevent heat stress in housed dairy cows. How much does heat...
  15. jerseycowsman

    Arla sustainability/ animal robustness

    I didn’t want this lost in the arla thread. Part of the sustainability box ticking is the animal robustness points. You basically loose points if too many cows die or get put down on farm. I lost 10 out of 325 on farm last year and am loosing half my points! There is no direct penalty for...
  16. TFF

    Data-driven dairy decisions

    Dr Alex Bach discusses the indicators of a healthy and productive life for dairy cows, stressing the importance of making decisions based on data rather than gut feelings. According to Dr Bach, managing a dairy herd requires taking decisions objectively based on the wealth of data available...
  17. organic

    Meat And Liver For Bear Grylls

    Adventurer, who has advocated a vegetable-only diet for most of his career has made a complete U-turn and only eats meat now. This from the Daily Telegraph: Bear Grylls has said he is “embarrassed” by his past support of veganism, and regrets writing a green cookbook in which he criticised...
  18. TFF

    Successful heifer transition into the milking herd

    Rearing heifers is a significant cost to dairy businesses with that investment often not recouped until their second lactation; and yet, on average, 17% of milking heifers exit the herd before this point. A previous AHDB study found that only 24% of farms reached a profit during the first...
  19. glow worm

    Downer cow

    I should imagine that most dairy farmers have, at some time, had a downer cow. There can be several causes and level of damage but the end result is usually a cow housed on straw or sometimes outside, who can't get up. I would also imagine that in many cases we know what the outcome is going to...
  20. Macsky

    Carnivore diets- McDonald’s for a month

    This guy is apparently one of the best climbers in the country, based around Fort William I think, planning on eating McDonald’s burger patties exclusively for a month. I’ve been hearing of a few recently that have gone on strict meat only diets and seemed to have done quite well, interesting stuff.
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