Looking after the ewe at lambing time
Pre-lambing preparation
Getting nutrition right in the last stage of pregnancy is essential. Ewe nutrition will directly affect the incidence of:
- Pregnancy related disease
- Colostrum ...
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The Camelid Winter Checklist
Though we have fought valiantly through possibly the
strangest summer of our lives, we must look to winter and think about ...
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Responsible Use of Medicines in Youngstock Management
The term “responsible use” is frequently used, but what does it actually mean?
“As little as possible, as much as necessary” ...
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Covid-19 Lockdown 2.0 Update
We want to reassure you that during Lockdown 2.0 we are an essential business and we will continue to care ...
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Calf Pneumonia – not just a winter problem
Pneumonia remains the most common
reason for death or poor performance in growing calves, and whilst we do see a
spike in ...
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Tightening Calving Blocks
The industry target for mating period in beef herds is 9
weeks resulting in 95 calves born to 100 cows put ...
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Rigorous measures needed for control of OPA
Ovine
pulmonary adenocarcinoma (OPA) is an infective lung tumour caused by the
Jaagsiekte virus. It can be difficult to diagnose and has ...
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5 Tips for Reducing Antimicrobial Use in Clinical Mastitis
Most dairy farms are already seeing the benefits of selective dry cow therapy. With increasing pressure from milk buyers and ...
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Beef Health Planning
2020 has
been a very strange year but it is important to begin looking ahead to next
year. Health planning on beef ...
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Fly Control – Don’t Get Struck!
With Blowflies being one of the most common ectoparasites to
affect sheep in the UK, flystrike is likely to affect 80% ...
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