Research: Piglet tail behaviour encourages tailbiting
IN case piglets carry their tails between their legs, they often become the victims of tailbiting, Dutch research has revealed. Hence, pig farmers can take preventive action.
Read more | Comments (0) | January 10 2010
Controlling Mastitis (Pt1) - Environmental Causes, Diagnosis and Treatment
A “HANDS-ON” event organised by Myerscough College, and the Clover Club, took a practical approach to the environmental causes of mastitis.
Read more | Comments (0) | January 08 2010
EBLEX guidelines reduce dark cutting beef costs
DARK cutting beef can reduce carcase values by as much as £115 per animal, according to new research.
Read more | Comments (0) | January 05 2010
Coccidiosis controlled with single dose
SHEEP farmers can now prevent coccidiosis in lambs and protect liveweight gains by using a single treatment.
Read more | Comments (0) | December 31 2009
Boost flock margins with better ewe nutrition
WITH feed currently representing around 40% of a typical flock’s annual variable costs and some 20% of total cash costs, most sheep breeding businesses could do to boost performance by improving the efficiency of ewe nutrition this season.
Read more | Comments (0) | December 15 2009
Project delivering welfare benefits on Cumbrian farm…
NIGEL Teasdale is the third generation of his family to farm at Halefield Farm, Kirkby Thorne near Penrith.
Read more | Comments (0) | December 09 2009
Livestock Programme plans and grants - December update
MORE news from the RDPE Northwest Livestock Programme:
Read more | Comments (0) | December 08 2009
Once-bred heifers offer valuable output boost
ONCE-BRED heifers could be an excellent way for suckler herds to boost output without increasing cow numbers in response to the continuing imbalance between quality beef calf demand and domestic supply.
Read more | Comments (0) | December 07 2009
Introducing the Cheshire Monitor Farms
BOTH of the Cheshire Monitor Farms are having official launch open days in 2010. For further information on these events please contact Lesley Innes at Reaseheath College on 01270 625 131 ext 308 (lesleyi@reaseheath.ac.uk)
Read more | Comments (0) | December 03 2009
The benefits of EID as a management tool
INVESTMENT in equipment to meet the new rules for the electronic identification (EID) of sheep is more than paying for itself at Reaseheath College, Nantwich, according to the college's sheep unit manager.
Read more | Comments (0) | December 03 2009