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Lucerne is a high quality feed that will produce large quantities of wool, milk and meat in grazed systems. Sheep and cattle production can increase by 10-50% if lucerne is included in grass pastures. Beef production The liveweight gain from grazing lucerne ranges from 0.6-1.2 kg/head/day, compared with the daily liveweight gain of cattle . . . → Read More: Lucerne for Animal Production Canadienne Heifer Attribution Joanne McLeod Haverkort History Canadienne cattle were developed in Canada primarily from animals imported from Normandy and Brittany during the 16th and 17th century. This stock was blended on this continent and selected for hardiness and productivity in the New World. The first regular importations of cattle into Canada . . . → Read More: Canadienne Dairy Cattle Breeds Ayrshire Cows Attribution Jonik History The Ayrshire breed originated in the County of Ayr in Scotland, prior to 1800 and was regarded as an established breed by 1812. During its development, it was referred to first as the Dunlop, then the Cunningham, and finally, the Ayrshire. How the different strains of cattle were . . . → Read More: Ayrshire Dairy Cattle Breed
Dairy Cattle Attribution Steve Partridge Estimate adjustments using the tables below. Add them in to the Operating Profit table below. It is important that the basic financial information from your accounts is adjusted when calculating Operating Profit, so all farming systems can be compared on an equal footing. The following are the . . . → Read More: Calculating Operating Profit on a Dairy Farm The Condition Various serotypes of enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) can cause either diarrhoea or septicaemia in very young calves (first 4 days of life). The main factor in these infections is inadequate passive immune transfer from the dam to calf or exposure to the pathogen before colostrum was ingested, immediately after birth. The main . . . → Read More: Diarrhoea in Dairy Cattle Methods of Control and Prevention As infections are initiated by ingestion of oocysts, control strategies must be aimed at reducing the number of oocysts in the environment. Measures to reduce the risk of infection include the removal of food contaminated with faeces and better placement of feeding and water troughs. If possible, creep feeders . . . → Read More: Methods of Treatment, Control and Prevention of Coccidosis in Dairy Cattle |
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