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What can Farmdeals offer livestock farmers?
We've recently been asked by a number of forum members to post an overview of what Farmdeals can offer livestock farmers and members. We're really focusing on growing our products and offerings to help support our livestock members. If you have any questions or suggestions feel free to comment...- Ed @ Farmdeals
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Transition diet help!
What shall I feed for 3 weeks before calving? Holsteins, big yield variation (7000 to 12000 litres), we are slowly moving towards a lower yield grazing system. Herd av. 8500. Normal diet is 50% maize, 50% hay, 3kg Translac rolls. Semi-decab diet. No maize pit open at the moment due to...- crashbox
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Megastart available now at Farmdeals 🧑🌾👩🌾
Megastart Ewe & Lamb minerals 🐑 Megastart Pre-Calver Minerals 🐄 Sign in or up for free at www.farmdeals.ag to see what else we have on the shelves. 🤝 📈 😊- Ed @ Farmdeals
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Calving disaster
Just come in from the latest stillborn calf, so far 3 stillborn out of 6 calved. Only have 20 sucklers and this year making me question having them. Seems a lot of work and hassle for very little reward. Managed to get the second stillborn and placenta to the lab for a PM the other day. Still...- gavd
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Improving suckler cow colostrum quality
We’ve been having a few rumbling issues this winter with calves and rotavirus (which we vaccinate the cows for), navel ill, pneumonia. The cows calve all year round but generally from nov - April. I try to get them scour vaccinated within the 3-12 week pre calving window. Anyhow, the vet was on...- twizzel
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Address nutritional shortfalls in forage ahead of calving and lambing
Written by John Swire from Farm Business As concentrate prices hold strong and livestock farmers push stock harder on homegrown feeds, nutritional shortfalls in forage needs to be addressed for breeding stock, says Dr Alison Bond, nutritionist for Rumenco. “Throughout the winter feeding...- Farm Business RSS
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Steaming jersey heifers
New to dairy and just trying to glean a bit of your collective wisdom. What are peoples views on this practice pre calving. Will be milking Pedigree Jersey heifers in a robot. Feed rep has recommended steaming them up with concentrates 3 months prior to calving. Call me sceptical but I’m very...- Demolition Man
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The “I’m too posh to push” calving index!
I think the PLi should include the above. I’ve had enough of having to intervene and pull because the mother just isn’t getting in with it over the last 5 years. Then the calf is absolutely useless at finding its mothers teat as well, I then have to feed it too. All this snatch calving etc has a...- jerseycowsman
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16month in calf heifer
As title getting ready to let cattle out an noticed limo heifer springin and heavy🤔😩 of course she’s not the biggest and def not the quietest. What would ye recommend to feed her wit till she calves were guessin month plus or minus away? Hav some hay left an could leave her on bare paddock but...- jd6110
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Is a year old calf to young to get bred?
We have a 21 month old gersey/south poll hiefer that showed up with a calf. the calf is really active (even if it is really small) and the heifer seems to have plenty of milk. Is there anything to do to make sure they will be fine? its getting pretty cold around here right now.- Generally01
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How to improve colostrum quality
We are in the first couple of weeks of calving and are finding that our colostrum is not quite up to scratch, has anyone any experience of tweaking their dry cow feeding over the last few weeks to improve costume quality? Our cows are in good condition and have been out on grass, they are now...- PREES
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Jersey Thread - For all things Jersey
About time the best breed had its own thread After all, they have the best hairstyles ...........- Bald Rick
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"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...- Kiwi Pete
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All things Dairy
Last week i upgraded my phone from a Nokia nearly as old as me to the cheapest smartphone on the market so now i have the TFF App and find myself taking photos of everything. So i thought I'd start a dairy specific picture thread where people can post pics of cows, calves, bulls, parlours...- Cows 'n grass
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