'Green' milk is top priority for Mackie's
With the aim of making their ice cream the ‘greenest in the world’, producing a highly efficient milking herd is a top priority for the team at Mackie’s, in Inverurie, Aberdeenshire.
19 August 2022
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4 min read
Collaborative approach has benefits to calf health
For Mark and Susie Mottershead, who farm at The Brook, Wrexham, the 2020 lockdown prompted a focus on calves within their pedigree Holstein herd which were not performing as well as they wanted them to.
19 August 2022
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6 min read
Investment in facilities and vaccination gives calves best start in life
Through better calf rearing facilities and the initiation of early life vaccination against pneumonia, the Hann family has seen significant improvements in the health and well-being of the calves in their pedigree Holstein herd at Rodden Down, Frome, Somerset.
19 August 2022
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5 min read
Keen focus on future-proofing
With rising costs and the need to be carbon conscious, breeding productive, efficient and profitable dairy cattle has never been so paramount.
19 August 2022
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6 min read
New nutrition technology eases farming pressures
When rearing all your own replacement heifers within a closed herd, the team at the University of Edinburgh’s Langhill Farm says it is particularly important calves get off to a good start.
19 August 2022
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5 min read
Practical advice and solutions for better calf rearing
The management of calf rearing and the standard of housing facilities are key factors in the overall health, welfare and performance of calves. So how do you get things right when individual systems are so varied?
19 August 2022
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6 min read
Work with your vet on colostrum intake
Nowadays most dairy farmers understand good colostrum management is key, but exactly what that entails is more often a point of debate.
19 August 2022
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3 min read
Role of milk replacers in calf rearing success
Getting the optimum quantity and quality of colostrum is key for new born calves but making the right choice when it comes to following on from colostrum onto milk replacers is also vital.
19 August 2022
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4 min read
