December 2024 Articles

Ensuring maximum growth rates for calves post-weaning

Sunday 01 Dec 2024

Ed Redman
ruminant specialist

Weaning calves is a critical stage that sets the foundation for their long-term health and productivity. After investing in feeding over 1kg of milk powder per day to support strong early growth, your focus should shift to maintaining momentum during the post-weaning phase. Proper management of diet, environment, and feeding practices is essential to maximise growth rates.

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Supplemental feeding for ewes in late pregnancy

Sunday 01 Dec 2024

David Small
poultry specialist

Supplemental feeding is crucial in late pregnancy to support the ewe’s rising nutritional needs, the rapid growth of lambs, udder development and the production of colostrum.

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Trial into feeding larvae on farm

Sunday 01 Dec 2024

David Hope
poultry specialist

A customer is taking part in a trial feeding larvae to one house of birds and comparing the outcomes to the sister flock on the same farm, acting as a control group.

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Seafusion: Optimising nutrient balances with slurry-based innovation

Sunday 01 Dec 2024

Matt Rance
ruminant specialist

Balancing nutrients like nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) is a growing priority for UK dairy farms. With tightening regulations and environmental pressures, the need to efficiently manage these essential nutrients is more critical than ever.

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