Maximising milk fat when it’s needed the most…
Milk fat manufacturing and the grazing diet Well managed grazing offers an excellent opportunity to gain financial success through its low cost and highly nutritious nature. However, many of the same nutritional factors that make grass a very valuable feed also hinder the cow’s ability to produce milk fat. Grazing diets predispose cows to two […]
Calf Nutrition And Management From Birth to Calving…
Keep her cycling all season long with Equaliser® CoolCow…
In the UK, daily temperatures during spring and summer can fluctuate but relative humidity doesn’t fall below 60% which is seen as the heat stress ‘trigger level’ on THI scales. This means that cows are almost always under heat stress conditions. When temperatures rise fertility is always the first performance measure to be affected. Fluctuating temperatures in […]
Lamb Nutrition and Management Before and After Weaning…
The introduction of creep feed stimulates the development of the rumen and can reduce post weaning nutritional stress. Creep feeding can be seen as a cost, however, a lamb is more efficient earlier in life so growth rates can be supported/enhanced with supplementation.
Overcome Grazing Challenges with Equaliser® Cream…
Spring is well underway, and the rain doesn’t seem to be going anywhere, however, temperatures are on the rise, so that can only make these grazing fields greener and ready for long-housed cow’s to be turned out. n n But these lush green pastures hide their secret’s well, with all that hidden oil ready to […]
Managing Surplus Lambs this Lambing Time…
With lambing season either well underway or for most of us, fast approaching, it is important to have a management strategy in place for surplus lambs. It is vital that within the first 2 hours of birth all lambs receive the colostrum they require with a second feeding within the following 8 hours. Colostrum is […]
Achieve a quick and effective finish in your lambs and cattle with Alkafinisher Nuts…
Are you looking for a complete feed to achieve a quick and effective finish in your lambs and cattle? Alkafinisher is a 15% protein, fully mineralised 6mm nut which incorporates barley, treated with our flagship product Home ‘n’ Dry, which makes ‘Alkagrain.’ The concentrated Alkagrain inclusion allows us to have higher starch levels, 42% starch […]
Preventing Calf Pneumonia: Good Ventilation is Vital…
Debby Brown BVMS GPcertFAP MRCVS Calf pneumonia costs the UK dairy industry millions of pounds each year. Poorly ventilated housing is a key factor on many units, exacerbated by the pressure on buildings caused by expanding dairy herds. Either viral or bacterial infections are more likely to occur on units with poor calf house hygiene […]
The Importance of Copper, Phosphorus and Magnesium in Diets…
There is an optimal requirement for all minerals and vitamins in animals. Feeding more is not always better, as an excess can be costly and may cause issues to animal health and the environment. In this blog we will focus on Copper, Phosphorus and Magnesium as they are very topical for supplementation discussion. Trace Elements […]
SiloSolve® FC Inoculant For Improved Fermentation & Aerobic Stability…
SiloSolve® FC has consistently yielded silage preferred by dairy cows. SiloSolve® FC promotes rapid, controlled fermentation and ensures that dry matter and nutrients from the field are preserved and available for your cows. Rapidly established anaerobic environment Improved aerobic stability and dry matter recovery Contains exclusive Oxycap® Technology SiloSolve® FC improves stability – even at […]