Can we manipulate persistency?
During late gestation and early lactation, the mammary gland produces large numbers of secretory cells with the ability to secrete
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Multi Cut Does Not Lead to Consistent 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
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?
So, what is a TMR audit you ask? Well, it’s an on-farm service whereby a specialist will assess the full
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Ready, Set, Grow!
The preweaning stage is the perfect opportunity to programme heifers for much greater mammary mass, fostering the ability to produce
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Starch Means Nothing
Starch levels are often seen as a measure of milk potential and rumen stability in diets, thus used as a
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Dietary consistency will help to optimise milk production
Maintaining a consistent diet for milking cows should be the main objective day-to-day, yet, for several reasons this is often
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How are your transition cows dining?
The transition period for the dairy cow; three weeks prepartum, into three weeks postpartum is the most important phase in
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Benchmarking – How Can It Help My Farm?
“So, how can farm benchmarking help my farm?” You may ask. Well, it can have great benefits in helping to
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What Makes a good calf rearer?
During my visits on farm I have found a common topic keeps popping up- staff; lack of it and lack
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