Challenging Traditional Beliefs About Dairy Nutrition
Monday 01 Dec 2025
Last month Crediton Milling were delighted to host Zinpro’s Dr Huw McConochie, Research Nutritionist, for a series of ‘Rumen Roadshows’ across the South West. These interactive workshops and discussions challenged traditional beliefs about dairy nutrition, focusing on the critical role of rumen health and muscle tissue development in heifers for long-term lactation success.
Read More...Avian Influenza - What CAN we do?
Monday 01 Dec 2025
Undoubtedly, Avian Influenza (AI) is the biggest challenge facing our industry, and due to its indiscriminate nature, it feels like a lottery as to where it will crop up next. I think everyone would agree that there is so much about AI and its transmission that we don’t understand, especially how it gets into units when we know biosecurity is strong. Whilst it would be impossible to eliminate the risk of AI, what can we do to reduce the risk?
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Rumen Function: The Good, the Bad, and the Additives.
Monday 10 Nov 2025
Rumen Balance: The Key to Sustainable Production. Can yeasts, essential oils and buffers be part of this?
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Managing Metabolic Risk
Friday 10 Oct 2025
Good dry cow management launches them into lactation. Every dairy farmer knows the weeks around calving are critical. The “transition period” (about three weeks before and after calving) is when cows face their toughest metabolic test. Feed intake drops just as energy demands rise, and the cow starts pulling on her fat reserves. Managed well, she glides through this phase and into milk production. Managed poorly, she’s at risk of ketosis, fatty liver, retained placenta, displaced abomasum, or fertility issues later on.
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Transition Feeding Strategies - Launching into Lactation
Friday 03 Oct 2025
The 3 weeks before and after calving are arguably the most important in the Dairy Cows calendar. Getting everything right is critical for the cow’s health, fertility, and milk yield. Often referred to as the “transition period” (−21 to +21 days around calving), poorly managed nutrition during this window can directly influence many aspects of cow's health and performance, impacting on future production and calf health.
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Keeping cows steady: managing milk fever and low calcium
Friday 03 Oct 2025
Why calcium balance matters
Around calving, a cow’s calcium needs triple to produce colostrum and milk. If her body cannot mobilise calcium fast enough, she may suffer from milk fever (clinical hypocalcaemia) or hidden low calcium (subclinical hypocalcaemia). Both can cause loss of appetite, weaker muscles, and higher risk of disease, leading to reduced fertility and milk yield.
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Lighting for Free-Range Layers: Why Experience Counts
Wednesday 01 Oct 2025
As daylight hours shorten, lighting becomes one of the most powerful tools in flock management. When handled well, it keeps egg output steady, supports shell quality, and helps maintain calm, stable behaviour.
Read More...Getting the Best from Your Beef Cattle this Winter
Wednesday 01 Oct 2025
It’s been a funny old summer for grass. The dry spell earlier on knocked growth back hard, and when the rain finally came, it brought plenty of leafy grass but not much substance to it.
Read More...Evolution Yield Guard: Smarter Nutrition for Sustainable Performance
Wednesday 01 Oct 2025
Most dairy farmers know how hard it is to keep cows performing well while trying to cut emissions and manage costs. Feed efficiency, milk quality and sustainability all matter, but so does keeping things practical and workable on farm.
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