Stuart Gough
ruminant specialist

Some of the nutritional advice we once gave was not entirely correct. Before anyone requests a refund, it reflected the best knowledge available at the time. But science moves and good technical advice must move with it.

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Matt Holmes
ruminant specialist

As cattle begin to move from grazing into their winter housing, the transition period is an opportunity to set up both the animals and the housing environment to ensure a productive and trouble-free winter.

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Will White
poultry specialist

When we talk about laying hens, we often focus on diet, egg quality, or disease prevention. Yet one crucial factor often gets overlooked: sleep. Just like humans, chickens have biological rhythms, and ensuring they get at least eight hours of sleep each night is essential to their health, productivity, and welfare.

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Tori Furniss
focus team

This summer’s heat has left many farms battling increased cases of lameness, decreased performance and fertility concerns, and heat stress is a common trigger behind many of these challenges.

One area worth keeping a close eye on this autumn is hoof health…

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Mark Tucker
forage specialist

For most livestock farmers, an empty slurry store signals one thing: relief. The last load has been spread, the tanker has been washed (or at least parked somewhere convenient!) and thoughts quickly turn to silaging, harvest and everything else the summer throws at us. The slurry store won’t get much attention again until autumn.

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Harry Gulley
trainee poultry specialist

Heat stress is one of the most significant environmental challenges affecting laying hens, particularly during prolonged periods of hot weather. Chickens maintain a body temperature of around 40.5–42°C but, unlike mammals, they cannot sweat to cool themselves down.

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Stuart Gough
ruminant specialist

Challenge: Lean on a gate and look at your freshly calved heifers.

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Written by:

• Harriet Chapman MRCVS
  Veterinary Surgeon - Coast 2 Coast Vets, Helston

The long summer days can feel like breathing space on autumn-calving units, but they are also one of the most valuable management windows in the dairy calendar. While breeding may still feel some way off, the foundations for next season’s fertility are already being laid. Good fertility does not begin at mating. It starts months earlier, with transition cow management, body condition control, disease prevention and close attention to environment.

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Dr. Karen Wonnacott
ruminant specialist

Please try to think more like a cow, if you are hot, your cows are hotter! At what temperature do cows begin to show signs of heat stress?
Historically, UK summer temperatures were not seen as a major limit to dairy cow performance.
However, evidence now suggests that even relatively modest summer temperatures can affect production.

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Written by:

• Thomas Gerrard MSC, BSC (Hons)
  Technical Ruminant Sales Specialist, Phileo By Lesaffre GB

As a beef producer, you’re always looking for ways to maximise the performance, health and profit- ability of your herd.

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