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Livestock Nutrition
17 August 2018
Despite additional hectares of straw being made available by cereal growers, there is still likely to be a shortage due to lower yields and an increased requirement for feeding. This factsheet explains the importance of assessing your straw needs and planning for any deficit.
9 January 2025
With potentially increasing feed costs, it may become more profitable to finish pigs at a lower slaughter weight. Use this information to find out how to go about this.
22 August 2024
Find out how alternative feeds, such as root and forage crops and some food industry co-products, can be incorporated into pig diets.
19 March 2025
Use this information to improve, or start, recording feed conversion ratios in all stages of production to help with decision-making.
14 February 2025
Feed is the largest cost of production for the pig industry, making up around 60 per cent of total costs. Effective savings in this area can help mitigate price volatility.
30 December 2024
Explore how you compare against our optimal dairy system key performance indicators to help establish what we can learn from each other
3 June 2019
Learn how blood testing is reducing costs at Dairy Farm