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Poor fertility costing much more than many milk producers realise
Read summary (108 words; <1 minute) Read full article (911 words; 4-5 minutes) Poor fertility could be costing milk producers more than 3.5ppl, adding up to a potential loss of £70,000/year for a...
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Poor fertility costing herds dearly, but improved feeding can help
Read summary (108 words; <1 minute) Read press release (225 words; 1-2 minutes) Read full article (911 words; 4-5 minutes) Few milk producers fully calculate the cost of poor fertility, which can...
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Acidosis at turnout a major threat to rumen function and profitability
Read summary (100 words; <1 minute) Read press release (230 words; 1-2 minutes) Failing to correctly balance the nutrient supply from grazing and prevent sub-acute ruminal acidosis (SARA) at...
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Fully balance grazing nutrient supply or risk losing yield and margin
Read summary (100 words; <1 minute) Read medium article (731 words; 4-5 minutes) Failing to correctly balance the nutrient supply from grazing and prevent sub-acute ruminal acidosis (SARA) at...
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Acidosis at turnout a major threat to rumen function and profitability
Read summary (100 words; <1 minute) Read press release (230 words; 1-2 minutes) Read medium article (731 words; 4-5 minutes) Failing to correctly balance the nutrients in spring grass with...
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Missing early growth potential undermines beef profitability
Read summary (100 words; 1 minute) Read press release (203 words; 1-2 minutes) Missing out on even 10% of early growth potential in black and white bulls or continental-cross beef cattle could...
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Maximise early beef growth or risk longer finishing and higher costs
Read summary (100 words; 1 minute) Read full article (579 words; 3-4 minutes) Missing out on even 10% of early growth potential in black and white bulls or late-maturing beef cattle could increase...
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Missing early growth potential undermines beef profitability
Read summary (100 words; 1 minute) Read press release (203 words; 1-2 minutes) Read full article (579 words; 3-4 minutes) Missing early growth potential in late-maturing beef cattle due to low ration...
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Ration balance critical to benefit from multi-cut grass silages
Read summary (96 words; Recent years have seen a steady increase in the number of dairy units switching from the traditional 2–3 cuts of grass silage to so-called ‘multi-cut’ systems taking five cuts...
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Ration balance critical to benefit from multi-cut grass silages
Read summary (96 words; Read full article (950 words; 3-4 minutes) Taking more cuts of grass silage will increase feed value, but the extra protein can make creating a winter ration that’s below 19%...
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Consistent high performance the key to beef system’s success
Read summary (100 words; The beef production system at Northumberland’s Lilburn Estate has remained largely unchanged for 25 years, with the bull finishing unit not only producing remarkably...
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Consistent high performance the key to beef system’s success
Read summary (100 words; Read full article (1298 words; 4–5 minutes) Using moist feeds to finish beef at Northumberland’s Lilburn Estate produces remarkably consistent results, and in a way that’s...
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Correctly balancing rations key to making the most of extra silage
Read summary (111 words; Most farms have plenty of silage filling clamps this winter, but there are widespread quality issues that make careful ration balancing essential, outlines KW’s Charlotte...
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Correctly balancing rations key to making the most of extra silage
Read summary (111 words; Read full article (1170 words; 3-4 minutes) The key to getting the most milk out of this year’s winter forage is to correctly balance nutrient supply for efficient fibre...
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Correct starch choice critical to cow performance this winter
Read summary (116 words; 1 minute) Many winter rations have required additional fermentable energy to balance the very high lignin levels in grass silages this winter. But get the choice of energy...
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Correct starch choice critical to cow performance this winter
Read summary (116 words; 1 minute) Read full article (1032 words; 4-5 minutes) Careful choice of starch feeds is critical this winter if milk producers are to get the most from this year’s grass...
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Poorly targeted nutrition risks beef penalties of up to £200/head
Read summary (100 words; <1 minute) According to the latest figures available from the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB), 43% of prime beef carcasses failed to meet target...
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Poorly targeted nutrition risks beef penalties of up to £200/head
Read summary (100 words; <1 minute) Read full article (655 words; 3-4 minutes) Losses due to out-of-specification carcases is a major drain on finishing margins, but can be largely avoided by...
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