by Davidsons Animal Feeds | Sep 18, 2023 | Dairy Tech, Nutrition
Beginning an adventure into building a milking Jersey herd and installing and improving the whole farm infrastructure is exactly the challenge that has been undertaken at Scroggiehill Farm, Castle Douglas, by the Maxwell family. Currently run by Fraser, alongside his...
by Davidsons Animal Feeds | Aug 10, 2023 | Dairy Tech, News
Aiming to constantly improve their herd and diversifying in any way possible to maximise their returns for their dairy herd is the Love family of Bridge of Aird, based in Stranraer. Currently milking 130 Holsteins between, Andy, Christine and their daughter, Kayleigh,...
by Davidsons Animal Feeds | Jun 21, 2023 | Dairy Tech, News
“As I write this it feels like the recent heat wave has eased – but the forthcoming forecast is not much cooler. Given this is June we can be certain this will not be the last heat wave. Generally speaking, the previous weekend was the hottest part of the...
by Davidsons Animal Feeds | May 1, 2023 | Dairy Tech, News
Heat Stress. What is it? Do you think it is having an impact on the health and productivity of your cows each summer? And should we even worry about it? To answer the first questions, Heat Stress is experienced by cows when they gain more heat than they can get rid...
by Davidsons Animal Feeds | Apr 7, 2023 | Dairy Tech, News
April marks the 6 month anniversary of Davidsons taking the TMS programme (Transitional management system) in house. Over this time Fraser our newest member of the Dairy Tech team, has been busy out on farm using this tool to evaluate how cows transition. This system...
by Davidsons Animal Feeds | Oct 20, 2022 | Dairy Tech, News
Transition Management. A topic often discussed in the farming press and on farm, but are we truly able to accurately track the effectiveness of transition from the dry pen to the milking herd, in those crucial weeks pre and post calving? With 80% of your cows...
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