One of the secrets to producing great calves lies in minimising the number of growth checks that they suffer. All...
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9 reasons to use potassium sorbate over other colostrum keepers
Jul 28, 2016 | Dairy, Milk Quality, Young Stock
Potassium sorbate is licenced for use in the food producing industry Potassium sorbate works extremely well to...
How to mix potassium sorbate for colostrum preservation
Jul 28, 2016 | Dairy, Young Stock
Potassium sorbate is a chemical preservative and if used correctly will inhibit bacterial growth in colostrum and milk...
Monitoring young stock performance makes a huge difference to their progress
Oct 21, 2015 | Dairy, Young Stock
All too often we hear that farmers aren’t happy with their heifers when they come back from grazing, and they solve...
Prudent Antibiotic Use For Calf Scours
Jun 30, 2015 | Compliance, Dairy, Dairy Animal Health & Welfare, Young Stock
Antibiotics should only be used for calves that are depressed, are not eating and have a temperature. The leading...
Teatsealing Heifers
Jun 30, 2015 | Dairy, Dairy Animal Health & Welfare, Young Stock
Practical Facts about Teatsealing Heifers: Trial work shows that using Teatseal in heifers pre-calving reduces...
Treatment Of Scouring Calves
Jun 30, 2015 | Biosecurity, Dairy, Young Stock
Studies show that 40-50% of calves do not receive enough colostrum within the first 12 hours of life. This makes them...
Young Stock Monitoring Service
Jun 30, 2015 | Dairy, Young Stock
Your goal is to get healthy, in-calf heifers returning to the home farm. Anexa FVC's Young Stock Monitoring Service...