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Welsh farmer boosts flock performance and cuts labour by 25% with feed blocks

 

WELSH FARMER BOOSTS FLOCK PERFORMANCE AND CUTS LABOUR BY 25% WITH FEED BLOCKS

Keeping things simple is one of the foundations to success for Welsh hill farmers John and Alun Hopkins of Cennant Farm near Aberystwyth – helping the business cut feeding labour requirements by 25 percent, maintain a 160 percent scanning rate on hill ewes and reduce lambing assists to three percent.

RUMEVITE: New Look, New Shape

 

Support the ewes, optimise pregnancy

The dry April followed by one of the wettest and coolest May’s on record has resulted in a slow start to the grazing season.

Spring Into Calving: LIFELINE Pre-Calver Q&A

As another Spring calving approaches, focus will be turning to pre-calving nutrition and its importance in ensuring a successful and profitable 2021 calving season.

Why is the dry period so important?

For Better Results from Forage - Feed Rumevite

Grazing and home-grown forages are the most cost-effective way of feeding livestock and therefore making the most of these home-grown forages is more important now than ever. Throughout the year, the proportion and nutritional value of grass and forage in the diet will vary considerably.

Lifeline Lamb & Ewe: Pre-Lambing

 

With the recent announcement of changes to the Basic Payment Scheme over the next four years, it is more important than ever to be thinking about reducing losses and maximising lambing success.

Sheep Feeding in Heavy Snowfall

 

Sheep grazing in fields with heavy snowfall and sub-zero temperatures will almost certainly require additional supplementation to the ration to avoid detrimental body condition score (BCS) loss in mid pregnancy.

Managing Twin-lamb disease with SugarMAXX

 

Twin lamb Disease (also known as pregnancy toxaemia & ketosis) is the most common metabolic problem of sheep. Associated with late pregnancy in ewes, it typically occurs 2-3 weeks before lambing and is usually seen in overly fat ewes, ewes in poor condition, ewes on a poor-quality diet and ewes of poor fitness, almost always carrying twins and triplets.

Ewe nutrition mid pregnancy

 

There is often a lot of focus and investment put into the pre and post tupping period and rightly so, as management during early pregnancy is crucial to maximise the number of lambs conceived and successfully implanted in the uterine wall.

Delivering real benefits: Maxx Calf Health

 

A successful calf rearing programme is the basis of every healthy, high performing herd, whether finishing cattle, suckler or dairy cows.

 

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