Cross Compliance - Important reminder for farmers
FIGURES from the Rural Payments Agency, published in April, show that livestock record-keeping is still one of the biggest areas of cross compliance failure for farmers in England.
Read more | Comments (0) | July 03 2009
Dairy lab testing provides positive results for farmers
LABORATORIES receiving DairyCo funding to participate in international ring trials of somatic cell counts have all had excellent results in the latest round of testing.
Read more | Comments (0) | July 02 2009
Don't forget water at pasture
WATER is the single most important requirement for cows at pasture and it’s often the most overlooked, warns DairyCo extension officer Adam Clay.
Read more | Comments (0) | June 24 2009
Later weaning not linked to improved piglet health
LATER weaning can significantly boost piglet performance during the immediate post-weaning period, but it will not improve clinical health status.
Read more | Comments (0) | June 24 2009
Gadget sanitises poultry buildings without chemicals
TWO companies have jointly developed an innovative chemical-free approach to sanitising poultry sheds between crops.
Read more | Comments (0) | June 19 2009
Computerised system means less labour and more ‘content’ calves
REDUCED labour and more content calves were just two of the benefits recorded for calves reared using a computerised system in a recent trial.
Read more | Comments (0) | June 19 2009
Eliminating nutritional variability is key to utilising co-products
CO-PRODUCTS from the biofuel industry have the potential to be important feed sources for the pig and poultry industries.
Read more | Comments (0) | June 19 2009
Feeding stubble turnips can improve winter lamb meat quality
TAKE Home Message: Finish lambs on stubble turnips to produce meat of a consistently high eating quality that is attractive to consumers.
Read more | Comments (0) | June 19 2009
CT scanning could be used to assess beef carcass quality
A SCANNING technique used to assess sheep carcasses could be used to accurately quantify the weights of fat, muscle and bone of primal beef joints.
Read more | Comments (0) | June 19 2009
Disease Alert: Psoroptic mange in cattle
THE Veterinary Laboratories Agency has recently diagnosed psoroptic mange in cattle - a severe dermatitis scab that forms along the back, shoulders and tail head.
Read more | Comments (0) | June 18 2009