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Cow Handling Facilities Farming Note

Cow Handling Facilities Farming Note

As housing and handling of animals is one of the main opportunities for injury to occur on farm, having well designed cow handling facilities in place is strongly reco...

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Cow Signals Farming Note

Cow Signals Farming Note

In your herd, are there a high proportion of cows with rubbed necks or briskets? Are cows tail twitching despite there being no flies? Cow signals and behaviour can be...

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Cow Tracks

Cow Tracks

Tracks play a key role in enabling early turnout and allowing effective use of grazing right through the season.  This Farming Note assesses the key practical aspects of...

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Cross Breeding – Choosing a bull for Cross Breeding

Cross Breeding – Choosing a bull for Cross Breeding

Once the decision has been made to cross breed, it’s important to establish a clear, well planned breeding programme and choose bulls based on the qualities you want, a...

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Cross Breeding – Why Cross Breed?

Cross Breeding – Why Cross Breed?

Cross breeding could form part of the solution for those farmers looking to make improvements in herd health, fertility and robustness.   Issued Oct 2017. About...

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Cubicle Demo Unit Trial Update

Cubicle Demo Unit Trial Update

Since the Kingshay Cubicle Demonstration Unit was set up in 2004, there have been 4 building phases and many visitors passing through the doors to compare the latest prod...

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Cull Cow Options Farming Note

Cull Cow Options Farming Note

The sale of cull cows provides important extra income to a dairy enterprise and decisions on when and how to sell animals will influence the price achieved. The decisionÂ...

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Dealing with Hot Weather/Heat Stress

Dealing with Hot Weather/Heat Stress

The UK does not often experience the hot temperatures currently being faced, and the duration of the heat is almost unprecedented. So what additional considerations need ...

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Diet Feeders Tried & Tested

Diet Feeders Tried & Tested

A diet feeder needs to suit your system and perform well for many years.  With a wide range of manufacturers and models to choose from, it is a good idea to demo machine...

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Displaced Abomasum Farming Note

Displaced Abomasum Farming Note

A displaced abomasum or "twisted stomach" is associated with freshly calved cows or as a secondary event when another condition has caused reduced feed intake. Displa...

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Dry Cow Feeding Farming Note

Dry Cow Feeding Farming Note

Dry cow feeding and management is central to any successful dairy business, however there is a tendency to put dry cows out in a field for the early dry period and leave ...

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Dry Period Length

Dry Period Length

The optimal dry period length between lactations in dairy cows has been debated for many years. Traditionally, an 8-week dry period was considered the ideal duration - ba...

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