It's very common every spring to hear about suckler cows going down with Tetany, writes ruminant nutritionist Brian Reidy ...

Premium minerals may cost more, but their benefits in reducing calving issues, promoting cow and calf health, and supporting reproduction outweigh the costs. For instance, an additional £166/t ...

Each year, the cows were housed indoors and generally fed moderate dry matter grass silage ad libitum, occasionally supplemented with straw, along with a daily mineral and vitamin ... farmers is that ...

Suckler performance targets and grazing for dairy beef were among the topics discussed at the British Cattle Breeders conference beef day. Superstars are not wanted in Jamie Leslie’s 90-cow ...

However, concerns were raised over the future supplies, with suckler cow numbers dwindling. There were calls from board members for the return of a suckler beef premium to encourage cow numbers to ...