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  1. H

    Kexxtone boluses

    Hi, has anybody out there used these boluses? Might be a daft question ,but, do you fold the wings inside the gun or leave outside and just push down the throat? Were they effective? Thanks Howard
  2. muleman

    £200,000

    Uncertain times in farming at the moment.....texel ram lamb makes £200,000 at lanark today,great to see a bit of positivity and forward thinking,the buyers of this lamb obviously werent thinking of showing caution with brexit looming....all credit to them and also to the breeders.
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  3. R

    Livestock deaths on UK farms

    First time poster here... I'm not part of the farming community, but I was hoping someone could help me with research for a paper I'm working on. So far, the Internet hasn't been too helpful, so I thought I'd seek some first-hand info from people in the know. I'm trying to understand more about...
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  4. H

    Old cow meal

    watched a recent BBC programme about bse, surely in the 70s or 80s farmers would know risks feeding meat and bone meal to stock ?
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    New second generation feed supplement meets transition requirements

    Written by John Swire Getting transition and early lactation cows off to the best start requires close attention to detail and a new fatty supplement from UFAC has been formulated to meet their specific nutritional requirements. “We expect a transition cow to achieve an enormous amount in a...
  6. jerseycowsman

    Ketosis

    hi all, we've had 9 cows with ketosis so far this spring (we spring block calve). We might get 1 or 2 most years. It's a hell of a jobbto get them back too. They've had a full course of keto said and steroids. This brings their blood ketones back to where they should be, but they still don't...
  7. Agriland RSS

    SRUC to host ‘transition cow’ open day

    Written by Richard Halleron Dairy farmers will learn about the importance of effective cow transition management at an open farm event organised by Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC). The transition period covers the three weeks both before and after calving, when the dairy cow is coping with...
  8. D

    Any research into predicting birth weight of lambs

    My fault entirely, some of our lambs have been too big this year. Causing pain for ewes, lost some lambs, extra antibiotic use, some prolapses etc. Predictable, never had so much winter grass, drier than average winter, plenty of veg waste to feed & no wastage of nuts when feeding ewes on the...
  9. Hesstondriver

    Pre calving milk fever (suckler cows)

    historically we’ve had one post calver and one pre calver go down with it in ten years. This year we had one a fortnight ago, one this morning and another this afternoon, today’s two have responded well to calcium (iv and sub cut) There is nothing we can think of management wise that we have...
  10. Bald Rick

    Days like These ...

    ... make me look forward to retiring. 05.15 Text message from son. Dead heifer and borehole failing so no water to wash parlour 05.20 start reading TB skin test under “severe interpretation” 06.00 heavy rain shower 08.30 Andy the pump turns up to investigate 09.00-10.00 boys have to power...
  11. Agriland RSS

    Researchers warned not to let dry summer cause Liver Fluke complacency

    Written by Rachel Martin Although overall, the risk of liver fluke infection this autumn and winter will be moderate across Northern Ireland, there will be some areas where the risk will be high, researchers have warned. The Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) uses a forecasting system...
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    Dairy focus: Why one 700-cow farm decided to go down the robotic milking route

    Written by Agriland Team Milking 700 cows just outside Ardstraw, Jason Mitchell is the fourth generation of his family to milk cows in Co. Tyrone. Operating a year-round calving and housed system, Jason’s operation is quite unique in that the farm is home to six DeLaval milking robots and a...
  13. Danllan

    BSE...

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-45901043
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    80% of cow health problems linked to dry cow management

    Written by Breifne O'Brien Dairy farmers are being reminded of the important role of dry cow management, in particular nutrition, when looking to secure future herd health, fertility and productivity. Nutritional advisor at Quality Liquid Feeds (QLF), Rob Fowkes, explained that 80% of...
  15. Beef farmer

    Liquid

    Feeding liquid feeds to make up a short fall in forage. Any tips? Anyone done it? Can get adlib feeders and already have 30ton liquid tank.
  16. H

    Burnt grassland,

    last summer I remember grass burning up was 2006' Seems rentless the battering it's taking,
  17. L

    Suckler off it’s feet

    Hi , we had the vet out on Friday to a cow we suspected had staggers, the vet confirmed this and she treated it with a bottle of Mag injection. As she was doing so the cow went down as can be fairly normal. After a couple of hours we tried to stand it. She’s like she can’t move her back end. We...
  18. Chris F

    QLF Agronomy

    QLF Agronomy is a division of Quality Liquid Feeds, the world’s number 1 liquid feed company, which has spent over 35 years developing liquid supplements for livestock and feeding rumen microbes. QLF Agronomy has now brought this technology into the arable sector by designing a range of liquid...
  19. Kiwi Pete

    "Improving Our Lot" - Planned Holistic Grazing, for starters..

    :oops: Eh up! The idea of starting a thread about Holistic management has been on my mind for ages, if I am honest. Lets start by me putting my cards on the table - I have NO formal training, NO books, and NO interest in starting big wars on which way is best. I do, however, completely and...
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  20. sjewart

    Sick ewe post lambing

    Got a 3 day lambed ewe. Lambed triplets herself. Cleansed OK. She had big bag pre lambing. She's been off colour all day. Lambs full but she's no keen on coming in for her feeding. Wondering if it could be a touch of milk fever? What is best to feed her to promote recovery? I have her on hay...
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