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6 August 2025
Quality and quantity of water is critically important to dairy cow performance, making management of water supplies essential.
6 August 2025
Utilise the feeds available to meet the daily nutrient requirements of cows within their available intake capacities.
6 August 2025
Successful rationing involves achieving the best possible balance between a number of key nutritional, practical and financial factors.
26 November 2020
Dry cow feeding influences the cow’s immune status and her ability to remain free from mastitis infections.
26 November 2021
A strategy to reduce crude protein levels within dairy cow diets without compromising performance health welfare or fertility
26 November 2021
Improved diet formulation and feeding systems for dairy cows
21 November 2018
Tailoring the diet of a high yielding cow to maximise both health and productivity will be the focus on the next meeting of the Strategic Dairy Farm based in Lanarkshire on 4 December.
21 November 2025
Use the conserved forage requirements and stocks calculator to calculate feed demand.
21 March 2024
Good ewe nutrition is vital for successful flock performance. The feed requirements of ewes vary significantly depending on their stage of production and feeding regimes must take account of this. This manual looks at all the elements of ewe feeding and incorporates the latest thinking on this topic
25 October 2018
With careful management, surplus pure dairy-bred male calves can be a useful option for beef farmers looking to source additional animals to rear and finish. This manual gives an overview of how to produce good quality beef from surplus male dairy calves