Despite the lockdown in the last 18 months, the ET department of LLM Farm Vets (UKET) has been very busy indeed. Perhaps it’s due to the lack of shows and more people have decided to carry on flushing despite the pandemic. Most of the ET work is still for the […]
It is widely assumed that Pregnancy Rate (PR) is the best indicator to assess your herd reproductive performance. Defined as the proportion of eligible cows that become pregnant in a 21-day period, it tells you how fast cows are getting in calf after the voluntary waiting period. Fertility […]
Whilst the Kiwi style of farming is often referred to as “rough and ready” or “low input- low output”, I was really struck by the level of investment farmers were prepared to make when the cost benefit or “payback” of an investment was apparent. With tough targets to meet in […]
