Weaning – Myth Busting

7th June 20187th June 2018 Jessica Charlton 0 Comment Calf, calves, Jessica Charlton, Weaning

Myth 1 – “Calves don’t need water until weaning” Calves should have access to clean, fresh, water from birth – not

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Elevated Milk Feeding has the Potential to Effect End Carcass

5th June 2018 Eimear Diamond 0 Comment Calf, Calf Club, calves, cost effective, feed, feeding, milk, milk powder

Recent years have seen research turn toward calf rearing and capitalising on the genetic potential of the animal; with a

Calf Focus

Measure to Monitor

4th June 20184th June 2018 Sammy Howorth 0 Comment Calf, calves, cows, dairy, feeding, Nutrition, Weaning, Youngstock

Performance of calves can only be monitored if the time is taken to measure, directly or indirectly. Direct measures: These

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Unlocking your calves’ potential

29th May 2018 Wynnstay Dairy News 0 Comment Calf, Calf Rearing, growth, Heifer Rearing, Nutrition, Productivity

Trouw Nutrition GB Ruminant Specialist, Georgina Thomas, explains how the LifeStart Programme gives dairy producers the key to unlocking the full potential

Feeding

How to increase your efficiency and save the planet

25th May 201825th May 2018 Sian Rowlands 0 Comment cost effective, cows, dairy, dairy cows, Efficiency, Environment, improving, Planet

Historically, dairy rations have generally formulated crude protein (CP) to the standard value needed to supply adequate feed nitrogen (N)

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More than just fat

24th May 201825th May 2018 Rachel Gardner 0 Comment cows, dairy, dairy cows, Dynamet, Fat, milk yield, Supamet

Dietary fats are an essential element in dairy cow nutrition. Traditionally, fats have been fed to increase the dietary energy,

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Can we manipulate persistency?

22nd May 2018 Huw McConochie 0 Comment dairy, dairy cows, herd management, Lactation, milk yield, Oxidative Stress

During late gestation and early lactation, the mammary gland produces large numbers of secretory cells with the ability to secrete

Grass

Multi Cut Does Not Lead to Consistent Silage

18th May 201818th May 2018 Mark Price 0 Comment grass growth, grass report, milk yield, silage

There has been a big push in recent years to cut grass for silage at shorter intervals (typically 28 days),

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One Team – Gold Dream

15th May 2018 Anna Roberts 0 Comment Balance, cost effective, cows, Farming, mild production, Motivation, planning, Stress

A recent study tour took the Wynngold calf team out to Milwaukee, America in early April to the Dairy Calf

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TMR Audits – why bother?

3rd May 2018 Sian Rowlands 0 Comment cows, dairy, dairy cows, planning, quality, TMR Audit, Wynnstay, Wynnstay Services

So, what is a TMR audit you ask? Well, it’s an on-farm service whereby a specialist will assess the full