The theme for this month’s issue of The Dairy Mail is “Choice, chance, and change”. These three words really fill one with a sense of hope and optimism. We can hope for new possibilities and the potential to change our trajectory and outcomes should we decide to do so. This month, I would like to…
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Oct
Oct
Comfortable cows produce more milk, but cows can only be comfortable if they are comfortable with their diet – an optimally formulated, well-mixed, properly delivered ration. Proper wagon mixing and maintenance can ensure that you are getting a consistent feed mix and maximising the effects of your dairy cattle nutrition programme. Learn how to get…
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Sep
Sep
“Nothing is more effective at dropping feed intake than feeling sick.” – Prof. Lance Baumguard at the 2019 Ruminant Gut Health Conference. Defining the problem Farmer: “Alex, I have a fertility problem. Can you help?”Alex: “Sure, can you define the fertility problem?”Farmer: “Not really, they just aren’t where I feel they should be.” This is…