replacer

Hi everyone, just wondered if you can rear pet lambs on waste cow milk until weaning? Thanks

When, how and how much are frequent queries when it comes to feeding milk replacer to lambs. Getting this right can be the key to raising healthy, profitable lambs. When to start feeding Lambs can be fed on milk replacer at around a day old following sufficient intake of colostrum. Newborn lambs...

Written by John Swire Now there’s a Brexit deal, UK sheep producers are being urged to invest some of the better than expected returns from the autumn lamb and prime sheep sales into preparing for a successful 2021 lambing season. “On the back of recent prices, there’s a fair amount of...

Written by Agriland Team The calving season will soon be starting and with that comes the feeding of calves. A well-fed calf is better equipped to fight off the challenges that come with an immature immune system. Here are some steps to follow to get your calves off to the best start. Use the...

Written by Agriland Team Some early-lambing flocks have already had their first ewes drop over the last while, while many others will have been busy lambing right through the Christmas period into the new year. Lambing can be a stressful time on farms, so to make life that bit easier and...

Just wondering if anyone has any experience of feeding calf milk powder to lambs and if it was/wasn't successful? I know lamb milk replacer is higher in fat and protein, but I've read that calf milk contains too much copper for lambs so is not viable.

Getting set up for the next lambing season. Looking at what is best on the market to rear lambs on automatic machine. Looking at feeding 20 ish lambs on machine. ( so not huge numbers) Just want to know what machine works best? There seems to b the sheperdess, ewe2 but probably there is...

Written by Agriland Team Stephen Flanagan is a beef and sheep adviser with the College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) in Northern Ireland. He believes that dairy beef is an attractive option for suckler producers, who want to expand the scope of their enterprises. Flanagan...

Rather a confronting table from the latest CCC report

i see a lot of the smaller herds disappearing and a surprising number of herds up over 400 cows now is this the scale businesses now need to be at if farm support goes? what are everyones thoughts? personally i think businesses will need to have a turnover of 500k minimum and be hitting current...

Written by John Swire Spring 2020 trial work examining the efficiency of rearing surplus lambs on performance-formulated milk replacer has confirmed the efficacy of the practice for high prolificacy flocks. Two studies – one at Harper Adams University (HAU) and another on a commercial sheep...

Written by John Swire A new precisely balanced oral rehydration supplement can help calves more effectively recover from the implications of the dehydration suffered due to diarrhoea. Digestive disorders are the main cause of morbidity and mortality in calves and the implications on future...

It would seem that one local bellend has screwed a lot of us over by getting tested on a Friday and going to the pub on Saturday to then receive a positive result on the Monday. This has created a bit of a chain reaction meaning two of my staff members needing to be tested. One who only does...

There has been some debate recently about the recommended level of protein we should be feeding to calves and heifers, with many of the guidelines coming from the United States on feeding calves high protein starter. It is important that we look closer to home and take the advice on rearing our...

We all know that water is vital for life. It is essential for hydrating calves and for rumen development. There are many reasons why I’ve seen a lack of water for calves on farm. Situations vary, sometimes not enough water is provided per pen, other times water which is contaminated, and at...

We have a small field that has been in a cereal/rape/legume rotation for a good few years now and needs to be put back to grass. I would like to get away from using the plough every time we drill but I'm never sure our soils are quite light enough to min till (we are mostly clay with some loam)...

Written by Jamie Day Volac has launched a new 100% dairy protein milk formula designed to help cattle farmers manage persistent digestive disturbances amongst their calves. The company says that Imunogard has been formulated specifically for under-performing stressed calves or to meet the needs...

Written by John Swire With temperatures tipping the scales at well over 30°C in parts of the UK during this week’s heatwave, dairy farmers are being warned of the high risk of heat stress in cattle, with potential for a significant impact on performance and fertility. “While we have seen...

I have been playing around with a few ideas with calf milk feeders the last couple of weeks, and being about as practical as a chocolate teapot, I'm struggling to come up with anything sensible. What I am attempting to do is come up with something that can feed large groups of calves, possibly...

I’m getting really pee'd off with cake price going up by a tenner every whip and flip with no good reason behind it. so wandering about feeding a blend in parlour. We used to do it years ago but we feed more now so wouldn’t have time to eat it all. what does everyone mix with barley and how...