Animal Health

There was a great webinar recently about research on feeding willow to lambs. https://youtu.be/WdrTDKMRPLc?si=BXaxUERhc_xs4GEV This was the second in their series. The first is most likely on their YouTube channel too. Worth a watch 👍

Does anyone have any experience with red clover? We are looking to incorporate it into our rotation with a short term ley of red and white clover + grass with a view to harvesting low input high protein forage for finishing lambs. However it appears red clover can negatively affect ewe fertility. Is

Learn how shelterbelts can be used like living barns for animals https://www.innovativefarmers.org/sharing-knowledge-from-the-field-labs/agroforestry/three-silvopasture-planting-designs-to-suit-your-farm/how-to-design-shelter-belts-aka-living-barns-on-your-farm/

If you see lots of gulls in a field after slurry has been spread do you see this as a sign that the slurry is chemically heavy? I had a theory if it is then the worms are coming to the surface felling poisoned, then the gulls swoop in. Just thought as it’s full slurry season round here and seeing a

We rear kid goats on milk replacer (as well as a few bull calves) We always get a dietary scour on milk powder- and we're very clean! Anyone any experience with pro/pre-biotics? We played with milk kefir last year and may do so again this year. Also anyone any experience with salicylic acid, or h

Has anyone any experience using garlic lick buckets for sheep and/or cattle? They are supposed to help reduce flies and ticks? Maybe less chance of blowfly? Also anyone used teatree oil to prevent/treat blowfly, it is used in New Zealand I think 10mls of teatree in one litre of water and applied the

A quick chat with Stephen Alexander of Ballyboley Dexter on measures he's taken to reduce the parasite burden on the farm...