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Healthy rumens mean healthy profits

With animals now having been turned out, extra attention should be given to a smooth transition to reduce the risk of acidosis and the associated poor performance.

Creep feeding is key to improving frame growth at Tundergarth Mains

Harbro creep feed has enabled Stuart Dodd to improve DLWG and frame growth

Attention to detail is key at Heldonside Farm

Gilbert Bain at Heldonside Farm near Elgin says lamb creep has been key to their system since the late 1980s

Finishing lambs fast is key to the smoothly run operation at Kings Arms Farm

“We have been using Lamb Feeder for the last 17 years (since 2007) and find it does a great job, we would be very reluctant to feed anything else” says Andrew MacLean, farm manager at Kings Arms Farm, Ballantrae, Ayrshire.

Cost effective creep feeding

There is no better time to creep feed lambs and get them finished before any drop in market prices.

Feeding ewes after lambing

It is essential to continue feeding ewes post-lambing in order for them to adequately supply milk to their young and to retain body condition ready for lambing next year.

Guidance on weaning lambs

Guidance on weaning lambs, weaning off milk replacer and on to solid feed to maximise lamb development

Grass staggers: the facts

Grass staggers can be a huge problem at turn out with lush grass that is low in magnesium. Magnesium supplementation is vital to avoid this fatal condition. We have solutions to help.

Spring, where are you?

Whatever the weather is like in your area - at some point we will be faced with the spring flush. We have no idea when that will be or what it will look like, but we can give thought to how to prepare for it now.

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