Nutritionists will have to plan rations carefully this year, paying close attention to rumen health and function to maximise forage intakes and ensure cows get the most from forage says Georgina Chapman...
Nutritionists will have to plan rations carefully this year, paying close attention to rumen health and function to maximise forage intakes and ensure cows get the most from forage says Georgina Chapman...
Conception rates have improved and hidden transition health issues have been uncovered issues thanks to the use of automated health management technology
Dan and his family own and run the 300-hectare (741-acre) Cockhaise Farm, near Haywards Heath, West Sussex. The farm is home to an organic autumn-calving herd of 240 Holstein and Friesian crosses
But researchers emphasised there were ‘unanswered questions’ and some farmers have experienced serious problems in their herds