Contents tagged with feed

9 March 2021

Cereals can provide ruminants with a rich source of energy, in the form of starch, that can, when fed with care, have a positive effect on animal performance.

14 July 2021

Feed markets have taken a breather over February, with grain prices falling from January highs.

8 July 2024

UK ex-farm wheat prices gained throughout December, supported by a tight domestic supply.

1 February 2021

Willie Baillie is joined by feed expert Jimmy Goldie of Carrs Billington to discuss profit drivers throughout all stages of the dairy herd

30 January 2024

Harvest has now reached completion across most of the UK, however yields of both winter wheat and barley are below the five-year average.

22 September 2022

Outwintering has several potential advantages over housing, but these have to be carefully weighed against possible concerns over animal welfare in unsuitable field conditions, the risk of soil erosion and performance targets.

5 May 2020

Latest research on the effect of chop length when lucerne is fed alongside maize silage in dairy cow diets

20 October 2023

Latest research on the effect of including lucerne silage alongside either grass or maize silage in dairy cow diets

5 May 2020

With careful management, lucerne provides a nutritious and highly digestible crop for grazing livestock.

17 January 2020

AHDB event to discuss the potential impact of which the wet weather is having on sheep flock performance this year

12 January 2022

Understanding the inefficiency of too much fat

14 December 2023

Update feeding the ewe - a literature review

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