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ibreeder – Cattle Genetics Trading Platform Launch
Beef Genetics online platform launch at 2019 Beef Expo
Agrismart’s partner Scawfell Genetics will be attending this years Beef Expo tomorrow, Thursday the 23rd of May at the North West Auctions in Kendal. Scawfell Genetics will be promoting their collaboration with SellMyLivestock’s new beef genetics launch to compliment their existing dairy genetics. The launch is this Thursday inline with the Beef Expo 2019. SellMyLivestock are already reknowned for their online livestock sales platform which allows farmers to trade livestock online and has attracted 50,000 users. SellMyLivestock recently launched dairy…
Liver Fluke – Farmers warned not to be complacent
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UK livestock antibiotics sales at lowest in 25 years
The use of antibiotics in UK livestock is at its lowest level since 1993, based on the latest figures released by Defra’s Veterinary Medicines Directorate.…
Bovine Genetics Storage
Agrismart are pleased to announce that their partner Scawfell Genetics has now opened their fully licensed semen store for bovine genetics. Scawfell Genetics Ltd has finally opened the doors of their long awaited semen store at their bespoke bovine genetics facility based in Cumbria. Notice: JavaScript is required for this content.…
Scottish Cattle will all be EID tagged by 2020
The current plan to have all Scottish cattle tagged with EID tags is to be announced at the Highland Show next week. The current strategy for the introduction of EID for Scottish cattle means that all newborn calves will require EID tagging by the 1st of January 2020. Discussions continue in regard to the roll out of the system throughout the rest of the UK and how to manage it.…
Vegan advert linking milk to cancer banned
The Advertising Standards Agency (ASA) has banned a vegan advert by Viva a vegan campaign group. The vegan advertising campaign claims that milk is linked to cancer. ASA said the claim is unsubstantiated, misleading and must not appear again.…
Coccidiosis
Coccidiosis is a parasitic disease causing an acute invasion and destruction of the intestinal tract of animals caused by coccidian protozoa (microscopic, spore-forming single celled parasites that live and reproduce within an animal cell.) Coccidiosis spreads from animal to animal by ingestion of infected tissue or contact with infected faeces. Coccidiosis is a disease that can infect dairy and beef cattle, sheep, goats, pigs, poultry, rabbits, horses, dogs and cats. In horses, dogs and cats it is less frequently diagnosed…
Genetic selection could cure lameness
New research on genetic selection at Liverpool University has discovered that genetic selection could be the answer to lameness control. After discovering that lameness is hereditary just as much as milk yield or udder health.…
Milk production takes a whole lot of water
Vast Amounts of Water Required for Milk Production – Dairy cows require huge quantities of water for the milk production for which they are so famous. It is essential for all dairy farmers to provide water for their herds with a highlight on ease of access so all members of the herd can stay hydrated. – Cows consume the most water just after eating and just after they have been milked. The location of the water trough is essential so that…