NFU Livestock Board Chairman Steps Down
16:24 | 27/01/2012
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UK - Outgoing National Farmers Union (NFU) livestock board chairman Alistair Mackintosh believes the industry is more optimistic now than when he was elected in 2008.
UK Mega-Dairies Not Needed, says CIWF
18:11 | 25/01/2012
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UK - Compassion in World Farming (CIWF) has welcomed a new report on UK dairy farming, which concludes that it is possible to produce milk at a profit on all sizes of farm. What’s more, it found the amount of milk each cow produces isn’t the key factor in making profit.
Recycled Manure Solids for Cow Bedding Effective
07:26 | 12/01/2012
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US - Stall bedding materials for cows have become increasingly expensive and difficult to find. This situation has prompted many dairy producers to search for more feasible alternatives, such as sand and recycled manure solids.
Professors Team Up For Milk Quality
20:41 | 04/01/2012
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US - Two professors in the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences at the University of Wisconsin-Madison joined forces to help Wisconsin dairy producers improve milk quality.
Use Lactation Curve To Improve Management
22:29 | 30/12/2011
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ORWAY - The lactation curve is a graphic presentation of variations in milk production throughout the lactation period. There are great variations in the shape of the lactation curve, disease incidence and fertility in cattle and in feeding strategy. By identifying links between these different factors, the shape of the lactation curve can be used as a production management tool in order to reduce the incidence of disease and to improve fertility throughout lactation.
Immune Response To Stress
21:13 | 29/12/2011
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US - Weaning causes stress in calves, which can lead to immune weaknesses. A recent study shows that this level of immune stress varies between gender.
BTV: Preventative Vaccination Cleared
10:33 | 27/12/2011
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UK - The European Agriculture Council has agreed to allow vaccination in bluetongue (BT) free zones, marking the culmination of a concerted lobbying campaign by the National Farmers Union (NFU) and Defra.
Pneumonia Threat Highlighted
18:03 | 20/12/2011
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UK - Nearly 60 per cent of farmers have lost calves to pneumonia in the last year with over half seeing the disease in more than five per cent of their youngstock.
Mixed Group Responses To Bager Cull Plans
21:46 | 15/12/2011
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UK - There has been mixed responses across groups and unions in the UK in response to the governments announcement of plans to go ahead with two pilot badger culls.
Quest For Quality Grass: D-Value Favoured Over Yield
20:50 | 09/12/2011
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UK - D-value is now ranked higher than dry matter yield by UK dairy farmers when they are selecting grass varieties for reseeding, according to a British Seed Houses farmer survey reported at the company’s recent herbage training conference for agricultural merchants staged at IBERS Aberystwyth University.
