Do we have the correct cow in the UK?
As part of my Nuffield Farming Scholarship I have been researching my topic: ‘Increasing Rumen Nitrogen Efficiency in UK Dairy
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Thank You British Farmers
Writing blogs is something that one day will come completely natural to me and other days I will be sitting
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High Sugar Grasses – Green money?
Whilst developed several decades ago, research into high sugar grasses and their proposed benefits has been continual. But where do
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Consistency = Persistency in cows
Think of the cow as a production unit. Procurement is where the cow consumes the feed which must pass a
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Focus on… Teat Health
One of the main causes of teat damage is the milking process, with excessive pressure being applied to the teats
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Nutrition: Forget about ingredients, think about the cow!
“Sugar Beet Pulp improves butterfat” “Feeding over 4kgs of wheat causes acidosis” “Feeding straw reduces milk yield” These are some
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Wynngold HEIFERPRO: for genetically superior heifers
Introducing the new Wynngold HEIFERPRO Milk Powder! With advancements in the field of genetics, we now have the ability to
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Body Condition Scoring: a key management tool
Body Condition Score (BCS) is a subjective measurement of the amount of body fat the cow is carrying. This measurement
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The consequences of feeding butyric silage
Negative energy balance during early lactation is a demanding physiological state for the cow at the best of times, and
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42L cows on a 16% Crude Protein Diet… Are You Sure ?
Cows do not have a Crude Protein (CP) requirement, Varga et al (2007). Yet, for many years CP has been
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