Nutrition focus helps drive fodder beet yields
Fodder beet has become a key crop for dairy farmer Dylan Davies in recent years, underpinning his strategy to outwinter youngstock to help keep costs in check. Ensuring an adequate supply of crop nutrients, particularly during periods of high demand, is vital to achieve the beet yields he needs.
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Stopping the Spread: Practical Approaches to Cryptosporidium Control
written by Kirsty Tamilia, CCF Calf & Youngstock Specialist
Background of Cryptosporidium
Cryptosporidium is a protozoan parasite that infects the gastrointestinal tract of mammals. In farm animals, the most common species are:
Cryptosporidium parvum – affects pre-weaned calves and lambs, as well as being a zoonotic risk to humans. Cryptosporidium …
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Getting the Most out of Grass at Turnout
Spring turnout…it’s a highlight in the calendar for most livestock farmers. After months of gruelling work keeping livestock housed throughout the winter, we look forward to fairer weather, more daylight hours, and seeing livestock enjoying some fresh spring grass.
It can be tempting at this stage to down tools and …
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Spring into Calving with CCF
Kirsty Tamilia, Calf & Youngstock Specialist
With the spring calving season nearly upon us, there are many ways of maximising your calves’ health and nutrition, whilst also ensuring you have the essentials for easy, stress-free calving. Calves are the future of the herd, therefore should be treated with upmost importance, …
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Dairy herd fertility and milk uplifts after Crystalyx mineral licks introduced.
Offering dry cows and in-calf heifers free-access mineral licks has lifted fertility and early lactation milk yields in a high performing Pembrokeshire dairy herd, with cows producing in excess of 40 litres within 10 days of calving. Mark and Caroline Davies milk 250 pedigree Holstein Friesian cows in a robotic …
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Solutions to deter Badger access on-farm
Bovine Tuberculosis continues to be a major challenge to cattle keepers in Wales. Our range of drinking and feeding troughs give you the option to prevent badger access to feed and water and reduce the risk of transmission between wildlife and farm animals.
JFC Water Troughs
A lot …
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