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Leading dairy nutrition company Volac has announced it’s acquisition of Agrobest, the Czech Republic based speciality feed business. Per saperne di più

Conception rates to first service continue to decline and currently average around 40%. In fact, more than a quarter of producers responding to a survey carried out by Volac earlier this season said fertility was a real issue within their herd. Per saperne di più

It’s winter and we wrap up and eat more food to keep warm and fend off the seasonal bugs; but what about your calves? Are they getting enough milk for the extra energy requirement needed in winter? Per saperne di più

Adopting a few simple measures and an easy to follow farm health plan this coming season can help farmers stem neonatal lamb losses, which continue at the 15% mark, and subsequently improve income by £3,000 for the average sized 250 ewe commercial lowland flock. Per saperne di più

Triplets are a fact of life that require time and effort just when your lambing team is already pushed to the limits. However introducing a few golden rules, coupled with an organised rearing system, can produce quality lambs that will pay dividends later on. Per saperne di più

If you have an early lambing flock, then you’ll be on countdown; it’s those final six weeks of pregnancy that are crucial in preparing for a trouble free lambing and ensuring ewes have sufficient high quality colostrum and milk to get lambs off to the best start, says Volac’s ruminant nutritionist, Dr Richard Kirkland Per saperne di più

With the on-going quest for greater economies of scale and a substantial shortfall in British milk production this year, it’s hardly surprising that more than 50% of dairy farmers responding to a survey conducted by Volac at the recent Dairy Event and Livestock Show indicated they planned to increase milk yield this winter. Per saperne di più

Calf health is a serious issue for farmers, according to a Volac survey of 300 dairy farmers. “Three quarters of the producers interviewed indicated that disease was the biggest problem associated with calf rearing,” according to Volac’s calf milk replacer specialist, Maggie Gould. Per saperne di più

Have you reviewed your calf rearing system in the last couple of years? “It’s essential to do this regularly, ideally every year, simply because great investments have been made in cattle genetics during the last decade, and yet calf feeding and management practices have remained largely unchanged. Per saperne di più

Volac will be staging a fat nutrition clinic at this year's Dairy Event and Livestock Show. Per saperne di più