Agricultural Waste Plastics Collection - good practice info
Published on 11 January 2010
THE Agricultural Waste Plastics Collection and Recovery Programme provides the following general guidance to farmers for the handling, segregation and storage of agricultural waste plastics (AWP).
These practical guidelines have been developed to help farmers prepare for the collection and recycling of agricultural waste plastics under a national producer responsibility scheme.
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Collecting and transporting milk samples - best practice
Published on 08 January 2010
THIS fact sheet from Pfizer outlines best practice when taking milk samples for Bacterial Count, Mastitis Investigation and Somatic Cell Counts, covering kit, pots, hygiene, taking the sample and sending it.
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collecting_and_transporting_samples_best_practice.pdf
Application (and removal) of dry cow teat sealant - best practice
Published on 08 January 2010
THIS farmer guide from Pfizer outlines the technique for infusion of a combination of dry cow antibiotic and teat sealant for maximum protection from mastitis infection.
It also gives advice on the removal of the teat sealant post-calving.
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Mastitis milk sample collection - best practice
Published on 08 January 2010
THIS fact sheet from DairyCo's Mastitis Control Plan advises the best way to take a milk sample and avoid contamination.
California Mastitis Test - estimate the somatic cell count of your milk
Published on 08 January 2010
THIS fact sheet from Pfizer outlines the benefits of the California Mastitis Test, which can be carried out by the milker in the parlour to identify high cell count cows and suspected mastitis cases.
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california_milk_test_quickly_identify_somatic_cell_count.pdf
Beef Diseases Directory
Published on 05 January 2010
DISEASES in the UK cattle industry account for huge losses and are a major welfare concern. This disease directory from EBLEX is a producer's guide to keeping beef cattle healthy and profitable.
Covering:
- Abortion - Bluetongue - Diarrhoea - Foot Lameness - Hypomagnesaemia - Johne's Disease - Liver Fluke - Lungworm - Parasitic Gastroenteritis - Respiratory Disease - Septicaemia - Best Practice
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beef_diseases_directory.pdf
January 2010: EBLEX Beef and Sheep Update
Published on 05 January 2010
THIS fact sheet from EBLEX contains price, slaughtering, consumption and trade figures for both beef and sheep up to the year end of 2009.
EBLEX guidelines reduce dark cutting beef costs
Published on 05 January 2010
THIS best practice guideline from EBLEX is designed to help reduce stress in the run up to slaughter, which is the major cause of dark cutting beef.
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eblex_guidelines_reduce_dark_cutting_beef_costs.pdf
NNFCC - Anaerobic Digestion
Published on 14 December 2009
NNFCC's fifteenth Newsletter examines how Anaerobic Digestion(AD) is being taken up in the UK as of November 2009. It looks at the prospects and drivers for future uptake, the aims of key sectors associated with AD and it summerises the AD projects NNFCC are currently involved with.
It also announces the launch of the AD Portal, www.biogas-info.co.uk as a gateway to relevant information on AD and a range of useful tools for stakeholders.
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nnfcc_anaerobic_digestion.pdf
Change in the Air: The English Beef and Sheep Production Roadmap
Published on 09 December 2009
REDUCING the environmental impact of beef and sheep production, in particular greenhouse gases, is one of the biggest challenges facing the industry today. EBLEX is involved in a wealth of ongoing work with other industry organisations and producers to look at ways of reducing that impact, while increasing efficiency.
This document (Phase 1) benchmarks where we are now and what steps producers can take to improve their environmental performance to meet tough Government targets, while also improving efficiency.
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