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  1. TFF

    Rumen and methane - Research Update 2023-03-15

    Paul Smith, Sinéad Waters and David Kenny of Teagasc Grange and Alan Kelly (UCD) report on the rumen microbiome and low methane- emitting beef cattle. Enteric methane originating as a by-product of the microbial fermentation of feed in the rumen accounts for nearly 60% of Irish agricultural-...
  2. Agriland RSS

    AD accounts for almost 6% of green electricity in Northern Ireland

    Written by Richard Halleron from Agriland Almost 6% of the green electricity produced in Northern Ireland last year was generated by anaerobic digestion (AD) operations. Delegates attending a conference, hosted by Fane Valley in Portadown earlier this week, were told that the potential to grow...
  3. N

    milk powders

    Hi all Hellllllllllpppp. just looking at helping son`s with possible new venture. trying to do some costings and got to milk powder. where do you start??????? MVF have about 10 different ones, wynnstay have about 20. some help. these calves would be beef cross out of dairy cows, bulls...
  4. TFF

    Poorly targeted nutrition risks beef penalties of up to £200/head

    Beef carcase specification is heavily influenced by nutrition during finishing. Read full article (655 words; 3-4 minutes) Losses due to out-of-specification carcases is a major drain on finishing margins, but can be largely avoided by better matching rations to cattle requirements...
  5. Cowgirl

    Microbiome driven breeding

    I have been asked to attend a meeting on the above subject - basically it means breeding cattle to produce less methane, as it is possibly an inherited trait. A recent published paper did not link it to any particular breed but said that there are likely to be animals in most breeds that produce...
  6. Lallemand Animal Nut.

    Make the most of your corn silage this winter

    Controlling the cost of production on a farm is crucial to achieving and maintaining profitability in a continuingly challenging dairy and beef market. An area where all producers can take control of costs is to produce the best quality corn silage possible. Corn grown in poor or drought...
  7. jackrussell101

    Yeast in beef finisher rations

    Is it worth it? Does it increase daily live weight gain?, and if so how much by? I assume theory being rumen is a happier place with it being added in the ration so cattle perform better?
  8. Wood field

    Fluke

    Is there any coming back for thin flukey ewes? Flicked them all 5 weeks last Friday at scanning, there’s a few poor looking ones but they are up and eating Had two gelds go to nothing then as is usual after throwing the whole armoury of meds at them they die
  9. puppet

    The Nuclear Option

    Somewhere in the mists of my science education the only living things which absorb CO2 are plants. Never mind the 8 billion humans who exhale CO2, my cows and sheep are the main problem so we all need to eat less meat to save the planet. After all it is a ( slow-burning) emergency! Meanwhile...
  10. 1

    Levafas diamond

    Dipped ewes on the 27th January.Was thinking of dosing the ewes tomorrow with Levafas diamond. It says on box not to use product if ewes have been treated with organophosphate either 2 weeks before or 2 weeks after intended treatment. Can anyone explain why? Tia
  11. Oldmacdonald

    What does it cost per day to feed your dry suckler cows?

    What does it cost per day to feed your dry suckler cows? Feed cost only.
  12. Agriland RSS

    Alltech: Global feed production steady in 2022

    Written by Stella Meehan from Agriland Global feed production remained steady in 2022 despite significant macroeconomic challenges that affected the entire supply chain, according to the Agri-Food Outlook 2023 published by Alltech. According to the report, Europe bore the brunt of the impact...
  13. TFF

    Calf pneumonia cases down to 10% after housing adjustments

    Adjusting housing and feed intakes around weaning has helped a Welsh calf-rearer significantly reduce incidence of pneumonia. Hugh Jones and his mother, Glenys, who farm at Pentre Farm, Pentrecelyn, source Aberdeen Angus bull calves from Buitelaar at an average of 36 days, when they weigh...
  14. TFF

    Farmers warned against feeding spoiled silage to cattle

    Farmers are being urged to resist the temptation to include any spoiled silage in the ration for their cattle this winter Dairy and beef producers are being warned by nutrition experts against feeding spoiled silage to their cattle this winter. The warning by Lallemand Animal Nutrition comes...
  15. N

    Feeding Heifers

    What sort of diet is recommended for feeding Heifers into breeding/calving weight when calving down at 23/24 months? Currently feeding them 74%dmd silage and 2kg of a 16% weaning ration. I think they are on the edge at calving. They get excellent grazing grass at every opportunity. Looking to...
  16. Agriland RSS

    Three finalists shortlisted for Royal Dairy Innovation Award

    Written by Michelle Martin from Agriland Three finalists have been shortlisted, from over 25 entries, for this year’s Royal Dairy Innovation Award. They are: SmaXtec – TruDrinking, UFAC – Envirolac and HerdVision – Auto Mobility & BCS. These three finalists have been chosen for their...
  17. L

    Jalex sale

    Anybody going?
  18. C

    Weaned calves very loose...

    Some of our weaned heifers (80 to 100 days old) have developed very loose, watery, grayish muck. Smells bad, not like normal muck. Current diet is 3kg calf cake + deccox (split 50/50 morning and afternoon), ad lib hay and barley straw. Vet has been out and taken samples, negative for cocci...
  19. TFF

    What role for methane suppressing feed additives? 2022-12-21

    The use of methane inhibitors in cattle and sheep feed was the subject of a recent consultation by the UK and devolved governments, to which the SFT responded. Reducing methane emissions is essential, but we have concerns about some of the products under consideration, as well as the wider...
  20. steveR

    Sheep eating straw??

    A title that sums up this section of the forum nicely, I feel. I seem to have rather more ewe lambs kept back for tupping Autumn 2023, than I originally envisaged this time... Best laid plans, etc etc... ;) I have now got 50 odd lambs in the Solar farm, and anticipated feeding some hay to...
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