The challenge from endotoxins is ever-present, and detrimental impacts range from lameness to sudden death An ever-present toxin challenge, which can compromise herd health and performance, may be leading to avoidable and potentially costly challenges to cows’ immune systems. British Dairying finds out the considerations when it comes to toxins. The threat that mycotoxins pose […]
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Win an ADF Milking system for your milking parlour at Dairy-Tech
The ADF Milking competition ADF Milking are launching an exciting competition in which they are giving away a brand new ADF automatic dipping and flushing system worth up to £30,000, plus consumables & servicing included for 1 year, to one lucky dairy farmer. Farmers can enter online now via the ADF website here adfmilking.com/competition/. Alternatively […]
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Housing for warm, wet winters
Scott Baker is ready for the drop in temperature this year but remains concerned about pneumonia in his calves Youngstock Manager Scott Baker looks after 2,100 calves at Leaze Farm in South Somerset, rearing replacement heifers for the family’s milking herd at Rushywood Farm. Improved housing has resulted in more robust calves, as British Dairying […]
A fair share of controversy I haven’t written much about Freshways over the years, and certainly haven’t dedicated an article to it for many moons. But there seems to be more going on in this business than any other right now, and it’s also 30 years old this month. Happy anniversary, then. It’s fair to […]
By Chris Walkland Any ardent listeners to the Kite podcast over the past few weeks will know that my market reports haven’t exactly been cheery. Prices slid throughout late June and July, as a very quiet market took its toll on sentiment. But at the end of July there were some tentative reasons to be […]
Dairy has long been an essential part of a healthy, balanced diet. Today, the dairy landscape is experiencing an evolution as environmental concerns jostle with the need to sustain a growing global population with safe and nutritious food, report packaging and processing leaders Tetra Pak Consumer purchasing decisions now come wrapped up in a myriad […]
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