In the last four articles we talked about how to properly drive cattle. (Here are the last four articles in case you missed them: Approaching the Herd, Starting Herd Movement, Driving Your Herd, Turning Your Herd.) Driving pairs deserves special attention because this could well be the #1 livestock handling problem on ranches; that is. The […]
While Matthew focuses on cattle in his look at the basics, the questions he poses and what they need are right on for all classes of livestock. I have been on a lot of cattle operations, have personally managed or assisted with managing three different ones, and have extensively researched cattle production. One theme that I […]
Recent research is helping dairy farmers re-think calf milk feeding strategies for optimum health and lifetime performance. In an interview with British Dairying, Volac nutritionist Ian Watson talks about what the future holds. Optimising Calf Nutrition The British dairy industry is starting to wake up to the fact that it may have been underfeeding calves… via […]
