Getting ready for lambing season? Our Lambing Training Course is designed to give you the confidence, skills, and practical knowledge needed to manage lambing safely and successfully.
Benefits of attending:
• Build confidence
• Learn how to spot early signs of lambing and potential problems
• Improve lamb survival rates and ewe welfare
• Gain […]
Off the back of our calf conference, here are a few tips that will hopefully make calf rearing a little easier for you this winter:
1.Feed quality milk in the right quantity
We recently ran a calf colostrum project in Lancashire. The main aim of the project was to highlight how important the Q’s of colostrum really are for the neonatal calf.
Overview of the Project:
Some of you will be in the thick of lambing while others will be hitting the ground running over the coming weeks. Either way, the importance of good hygiene in the lambing shed is hugely important in order to avoid losses, reduce antibiotic use and
labour costs.
Good hygiene practices can […]
Scours is the leading cause of losses of suckler calves less than three weeks of age. However, the cost of this condition extends beyond mortality. Affected calves have reduced growth rates which can lead to lower weaning weights, delayed weaning and increased feed costs. The cost of treatment can also […]
With the weather being warmer and more of you are out in the fields, getting crops in, fencing, spreading slurry etc. It’s easy to forget how important the little things are. One aspect I’m particularly thinking about is the first hours of a calf’s life.
I have put together a […]
Providing the best start in life for your calves starts with colostrum, with 35% of calves failing to suckle sufficient amounts of colostrum when left to their own devices. Steph Cowgill from our Lancashire VetTech team gives us some management tips to make sure your calves receive the good […]
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