Search for more cost effective slurry storage method continues
NEW research funded by BPEX, EBLEX and DairyCo has unearthed potential problems for those considering soil stabilisation as a way to build earth bank lagoons for slurry storage.
Read more | Comments (0) | October 25 2009
Animal Bytes (Oct 09) - latest developments in livestock animal health and welfare
THE October update into the latest developments in animal science relevant to UK livestock farmers is now available.
Read more | Comments (0) | October 15 2009
Livestock farmers must be careful when spraying
WITH a ban on several herbicides and pesticides threatened, livestock farmers need to take their lead from the arable sector and prove they too can use chemicals responsibly.
Read more | Comments (0) | October 09 2009
What the textbooks don’t tell you about…Creep feeding
IF you look up the indexes of those pig textbooks published over the past 15 years, you will find that the authors are in favour of the practice and are helpful in describing how to creep feed effectively.
Read more | Comments (0) | October 01 2009
Higher limit for application of livestock manure
FURTHER details on the derogation for the amount of manure nitrogen that can be applied to farmland were this week announced by Defra.
Read more | Comments (0) | September 22 2009
PCV2 Pig vaccines perform well - BPEX
PRELIMINARY results suggest that PCV2 vaccines improve pig lifetime performance and shorten the time to slaughter.
Read more | Comments (0) | September 21 2009
Farmers will be 'blown away' by wind turbine potential
FARMERS and landowners will be ‘blown away’ when they discover a wind turbine could earn them £15,000 a year, according to renewable energy expert Marc Stanton.
Read more | Comments (0) | September 16 2009
Piglet Temperature Trial
A STUDY has been carried out investigating the effect of infrared (IR) temperature on thermoregulatory behaviour in suckling piglets.
Read more | Comments (0) | September 14 2009
New travel scholarship for Lancashire farmers and horticulturalists
A NEW travel scholarship has been launched to encourage young farmers, horticulturalists and people involved in agriculture to study or develop their business ideas abroad.
Read more | Comments (0) | September 13 2009
Rearing environment is a key factor in determining pig gut microbiota
PIGLETS born and reared indoors have higher populations of lactobacilli than those born outdoors and reared indoors, which may improve gut health.
Read more | Comments (0) | September 01 2009