This month Alistair Logan considers the new service from his vets that has made a big difference to calf performance, and attracting the next generation into the industry. We’re now into the last weeks of 2023, winter’s grip is taking over the country, the clocks have gone back, what leaves are left on the trees […]
Monthly Archives: November 2023
Daniel Zeichner MP met leading farmers, vets and trade representatives Milk producers recently raised issues at Parliament with the Shadow Food and Farming Minister concerning the dairy sector and wider agricultural industry. Jamie Day reports. British Dairying convened a meeting at the end of October with Daniel Zeichner MP and a group of leading dairy […]
Animal Health: Welbeing, Hygiene, Disease Prevention
Feeding cows for peak milk production performance
Dry cows have different nutritional requirements to lactating cows Providing cost-effective diets that promote health and performance during the transition from the dry cow period to peak production is a difficult balance. Will Brocklehurst, Feeding Specialist at Alltech InTouch, offers a step-by-step guide. The lactation cycle of a dairy cow is the period — lasting […]