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Creamery Closure Likely
An NFU Scotland delegation was on the Isle of Bute on Monday, 22 March meeting with the island’s dairy farmers in
reaction to the bombshell announcement that the local creamery is likely to close.
SAC team up with M&S
SAC consultants and researchers will provide advice and insight on the latest developments in
livestock production and breeding. They will help progress the efforts M&S...
Nutrition / Animal Health
BOCM Boon
BOCM PAULS has completed a quartet of new developmentsin its Scottish operations that will combine to save the region's livestock farmers significant amounts of money on
their livestock feed bill this winter, while also boosting livestock performance, claims the company's Scottish
sales manager Grant Spittal.
| 11 Nov 2009 - Nutrition / Animal Health | ... read full article |
Mystery Calf Disease
SAC vets are seeking help with theirinvestigations into an unexplained upsurge of a little known, but fatal disease of young calves.
| 09 Oct 2009 - Nutrition / Animal Health | ... read full article |
Tupping Time
The foundations of a successful 2010 lambing are laidnow; ewe condition score (CS) has a big impact on lamb numbers and there has been a lot of research in Australia and
New Zealand showing how diet can improve tup fertility and the SAC have been looking at Lifeline Ramcare tubs as
part of the Easicareä system.
| 09 Aug 2009 - Nutrition / Animal Health | ... read full article |
Navigating the Mineral Minefield
There are twenty-three identifiedmineral elements that are essential but possibly toxic, which interact with one another in a soil, plant, animal
relationship as illustrated by Dyer (fig 1). Handling the problems that arise from these complex interactions can
feel like treading through a minefield. Two of the most important interactions when considering fertility and
reproduction, are iron/molybdenum/sulphur and selenium/iodine.
| 07 Jul 2009 - Nutrition / Animal Health | ... read full article |
