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The article focuses on enzootic abortion in sheep and goats, caused by Chlamydia abortus. Topics include the disease's transmission, clinical signs, and control measures. The decision to continue breeding with an infected flock depends on the farmer and veterinarian's strategic use of vaccines and antibiotics, considering the zoonotic threat posed by Chlamydia.

The article focuses on a collaborative research project called "Fabulous Fibre" aimed at enhancing productivity, sustainability, and resilience in the Great Britain's wool industry by breeding sheep with finer wool. Topics include the initiative's goals, challenges faced by farmers due to limited data on wool quality, and the potential for British wool to gain premium value in global markets with improved quality.

The article discusses a research concerning the efficiency of pig production targets in facilities such as labor, supplies and production and facilitates use of all-in and all-out disease control methods. It explores the essential in determining the number of females needed in a breeding group for success in expected fertility and prevent culling failures. It also mentions the significant recognition of gilt maturity such as targeted age, weight and cycle maturity.

El artículo discurre sobre los avances tecnológicos relacionados con el estudio del embrión bovino en el sector de los ganaderos. El autor comenta sobre el estado actual de la biotecnología en Francia y describe su influencia en la reproducción en los animales. También se analizan los procesos y métodos utilizados en el embrión bovino.

Fakhar Imam said that Uzbekistan has mechanization expertise which can benefit Pakistan. He said that cooperation in production technologies of cotton and high value horticulture crops such as kinnow, dates and mangoes can be beneficial for Pakistan. [Extracted from the article]

The article focuses on the points which should be kept in mind at times of group sow housing. It informs that the one major consideration is floor space allocation which depends on the group size of livestock. It adds that the other points are feeding the sows to control the variation in sow body conditions and skills of the livestock personnel who manages the gestation of swine.

The article discusses the importance of screening replacement gilts for production traits wherein females that possess all phenotypic traits will result in a robust sow and remain in the breeding herd for a long, productive life. According to a study by researchers from the Iowa State University in Ames, replacement gilt should remain productive for three to four parities to cover the operation costs. It highlights the significance of reproductive and feet and leg soundness of replacement gilts.

The article discusses the advantages and disadvantages of purchasing gilt from a genetic supplier and developing an internal multiplication program, which are the two basic options for acquiring the replacement gilts needed to sustain a commercial sow herd. It says that producers prefer to raise their own replacement gilts in an effort to minimize the risks of new disease vectors. Also mentioned is a website from the National Swine Improvement Federation offering information on genetic breeding.

The article focuses on the importance of increasing weaning age while decreasing breeding herd inventory to lessen business losses of hog producers. Increasing throughput of the breeding herd is accomplished by maintaining breeding herd inventories, decreasing weaning age, and increasing the productivity of breeding females. Included in the advantages of weaning older pigs are less expensive starter diets, improved wean-to-finish feed conversion ratio, and lower animal health costs.

The article provides tips on how hog farmers can improve returns or profitability and lessen financial losses. Farmers are advised to heighten their farm biosecurity and keep disease out from the sow farm to the finishing barns and to benchmark their farm's biological and financial performance. They are also suggested to focus on feed usage and to reduce doses of semen used in breeding.

The article evaluates several products including the Callmatic 2 from Big Dutchman, Healthy Edge Pig Starter Feed from Land O'Lakes Purina Feed LLC, and Pheroboar and Pheromate from Pherotech Intl. Inc.

Provides information in maximizing profits while providing proper animal care for pork producers in the U.S. Impact of variation in pig numbers in the marketplace; Tips in managing variation; Feasibility of standardizing space allocation.

The article reports on the Sunbelt Agricultural Exposition to be held on October 19-21 in Moultrie, Georgia. It has become a world-class "Center of Learning" for agriculture-related consumers. A state-of-the-art DNA Tenderness Test for beef cattle will be one of the educational topics visitors can learn about in the livestock exhibits at the Bill Patten Livestock Pavilion. Researcher Paul Swisher of the American Pinzgauer Association will demonstrate the simple method utilized to collect DNA samples from cows, and discuss the market for tender beef.

The article discusses issues related to the potential of sow lifetime productivity (SLP) for a quality weaned pigs. It highlights the development of dam lines for specific production systems and marketing opportunities to produce a number of quality weaned pigs. It also emphasizes the effect of genetic selection of dam line females to gain the best return on investment.

The article discusses brachyspira hyodysenteriae or swine dysentery. It briefly explores the history of the disease focusing on the developments and strategies which contributed to the disease's disappearance as well as its reappearance in 2007. It discusses the clinical presentations of the disease and underlines the importance of proper diagnostics. Furthermore, it offers advice for hog farms in managing and treating the disease.

The article highlights the topics discussed at the Ballydague Research Farm open day in Ireland. It reveals that cross-breeding an animal with an Economic Breeding Index (EBI) of 100 euros to another with an EBI of 200 euros will produce a daughter with an EBI of 150 euros. Besides cross-breeding, other topics discussed at Ballydague open day include the production of high-quality replacements and grass management.

The article provides information on the effective methods for placement gilt management. James Lowe, doctor of veterinary medicine from Carthage Veterinary Service, states the three significant components as a method in attaining successful placement of gilts. It highlights the methods including the reproductive traits, isolation treatment, and estrus stimulation.

According to Defra statistics, there were 38 pig premises under TB restriction in 2018, with 122 pigs tested for the disease. There is no routine TB test for live pigs - they are usually only tested after an infection has been confirmed, although testing can be requested by the owner. If a pig herd has a high prevalence of TB, the owner may decide to depopulate the herd - this is usually achieved by culling breeding stock and finishing the rearing pigs on another unit. [Extracted from the article]

The article presents the guidelines in monitoring sow condition. It states that culling and mortality rates can be reduce by proper feed intake to prevent nutrition deficiency and health problems. It also discusses the effect of sow body condition to its reproductive performance. It also mentioned the indicators of sow body condition and discusses backfat measurement.

Previously lucerne was grown for seed, hay and silage and a bit of grazing, with most of the 206ha farm put to grass. Now he is growing 460ha of lucerne, predominantly for grazing, with sheep diets consisting of 76% legumes (mostly lucerne) and 24% other (such as grass) - a ratio he says is key. [Extracted from the article]

Close attention to ewe body condition score and a strict culling policy in a two-flock system has helped lift twinning rates 12% at a Wiltshire farm. Milky ewes are essential because average twin birthweights have lifted slightly since fodder beet was added, with more lambs at 5kg as opposed to 4kg in previous years, explains Mr Fletcher. Work is under way to design a lifting bucket for the front-end loader to offer fodder beets to ewes at grass to help them transition on and off beets. [Extracted from the article]

Brassicas offer a source of high-quality out-of-season feed that can be grazed in situ to reduce overall wintering costs on livestock farms. "You should always have an idea of the feed requirement in megajoules of energy of your group of animals, and how this translates into hectares or square metres of crop per day, based on the yield you have measured", he says. Incorrect feed allocation is most commonly caused by an incorrect break area, so knowing the crop face length and crop yield is vital to setting the size of break. [Extracted from the article]

Britain, I am fond of saying, is a cultural landscape. Indeed, the Knepp project battled the incomprehension, not only of its farmer neighbours, but of many in Natural England, rooted in traditional approaches. But Knepp shows big wilding projects scattered across the landscape could make a difference. [Extracted from the article]

Analysts are suggesting cattle prices could lift through the autumn after a summer that beef producers will want to forget. The levy board added that a 7% lift in Irish beef production, higher UK slaughter weights and lower retail and foodservice demand had pressured cattle values. Last week's trade (19 August) saw 57 prime cattle meet a similar trade to recent weeks, with steers averaging 169.7p/kg and heifers averaging 162.6p/kg. [Extracted from the article]

The UK's native livestock breeds could be set for a resurgence. The changes we are going to see in agriculture over the next few years should provide opportunities for native breed farmers, but government has a duty here to ensure that those farmers are ready for a more market-facing world. Defra minister George Eustice believes rare native livestock breeds should receive special government support after the UK leaves the European Union. [Extracted from the article]

Outsourcing the breeding and lambing of 500 ewe lambs is allowing a large-scale sheep enterprise to maximise stocking rates and grass availability on its own farm. Ewe lambs from Thistleyhaugh Farm near Morpeth spend 12 months on a holding in Aberdeenshire where they are tupped and lambed outdoors by farmer Clarke Hibberd. [Extracted from the article]

Shepherd James has got flock lameness under control while we've been distracted with the harvest. Harvest 2019 will be remembered by us as the harvest the shepherds got in. [Extracted from the article]

Outsourcing the breeding and lambing of 500 ewe lambs is allowing a large-scale sheep enterprise to maximise stocking rates and grass availability on its own farm. Ewe lambs from Thistleyhaugh Farm near Morpeth spend 12 months on a holding in Aberdeenshire where they are tupped and lambed outdoors by farmer Clarke Hibberd. [Extracted from the article]

Shepherd James has got flock lameness under control while we've been distracted with the harvest. Harvest 2019 will be remembered by us as the harvest the shepherds got in. [Extracted from the article]

The farm uses two South Devon bulls, 16 Swedish Charolais bulls as terminal sires and six Angus bulls on heifers for easy calving. With an 11% barren rate in the spring block and higher calf mortality than a typical indoor calving farm, the system can wean around 80% of calves per cow bulled. Spring calving cows run with a Charolais bull in June and July and heifers run with Angus bulls. [Extracted from the article]

The farm uses two South Devon bulls, 16 Swedish Charolais bulls as terminal sires and six Angus bulls on heifers for easy calving. With an 11% barren rate in the spring block and higher calf mortality than a typical indoor calving farm, the system can wean around 80% of calves per cow bulled. Spring calving cows run with a Charolais bull in June and July and heifers run with Angus bulls. [Extracted from the article]

The company has announced a partnership with transport directory Haulage Exchange which will allow dozens of firms to bid for business without the farmer needing to pick up the phone. The buyer chooses which quote to use and the website takes a commission direct from the haulier, the company said. But transport movements for firms already signed up to Haulage Exchange are visible to a wider online community, making them more likely to attract custom for return routes. [Extracted from the article]

Measuring and recording grass growth and weighing livestock more frequently has opened up cost-saving opportunities on an upland grazing farm. The herd is mainly based around Limousin suckler cows and Shorthorn/Limousin-cross cows, with pure Limousin cows also bred to a Parthenaise bull to produce fast-growing calves. Calves fed silage and creep feed, backs are clipped, all cattle are weighed and cows, heifers and bulls are drafted separately. [Extracted from the article]

More than 30% of the English cattle breeding herd has signed up to a scheme to tackle bovine viral diarrhoea (BVD) in beef and dairy cows. All farmers with breeding cattle have been urged to join BVDFree, a voluntary industry-led scheme working to eliminate the disease from all cattle in England by 2022. [Extracted from the article]

See also: 5 zinc oxide alternatives for pigs compared Mark also talked about the on-farm conservation work he oversees, especially the provision of pollinator habitats. [Extracted from the article]

A sharp rise in incidents of sheep rustling in the UK has transformed the crime from a local issue to a highly organised enterprise worth millions, according to new data. Livestock rustling has become the most costly crime to the UK's farming sector after machinery theft, following a spate of well-co-ordinated, large-scale robberies in recent months. [Extracted from the article]

The article focuses on the challenges posed by Brexit on Great Britain's farming industry. It informs on Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit deal; future of arable rotations and livestock breeding cycles in the country; and maintaining markets supply and demand. It also mentions about issues of market volatility.

The article discusses tips for livestock breeders in Great Britain including how to get ewes ready for tupping and calculating feed budget for cattle.

The article discusses the benefits provided by a British Quality Pigs (BQP) straw-based contract finishing system to any farm enterprise and how farmers in Great Britain are benefiting from the business of contract finishing pigs.

The article discusses tips for livestock breeders in Great Britain including how to get the dairy/sheep split right in order to get the maximum yield.

The article reports on the Oklahoma Emergency Management volunteers who have received calls for donations for the wildfire victims at Oklahoma. It states that callers are willing to donate hundreds of bags of mineral supplement and bermuda grass hay for Oklahoma livestock producers who lost everything but doesn't have a way to transport the supplies or need assistance available for the fuel for long distance travel. It also states that fire victims also need housing and fencing supplies.

The article discusses the management of the production of lambs and sheep breeding by Rob and Jo Hodgkins in Hertfordshire, England.

An introduction to a section of the periodical is presented which features articles on topics like fertility of livestock animals; increase in pregnancy rates of a Yorkshire, England dairy farm; and suggestions for better livestock breeding.

The article offers suggestions to livestock breeder regarding alternative bedding options for winter, citing views of British Hay and Straw Merchants Association president Mike Evison. It states that adverse weather conditions at harvesting and diminished crop yields have created unprecedented scarcity of bedding-quality straw, and mentions use of deep sand as optimum bedding material in dairy farming. It notes risk of contamination by screws, nails and staples.

The article discusses agricultural strategies for managing bovine viral diarrhea (BVD), fluke and pneumonia in Great Britain. It states that Wales has intensified its BVD eradication scheme, with free annual sentinel testing, and mentions outbreaks of pneumonia in store cattle because of immunosuppression caused by a persistently infected animal. It notes the need of isolating any purchased stock and test them prior to introduction into their herds.

The article offers information on Dale Norton, president of U.S. National Pork Board, and his strategy planning for agriculture and livestock breeding. It mentions the strategy for environmental and social responsibility, and community leadership. Topics discussed include the 2020 strategic plan of building consumer trust, working for Pork Quality Assurance and Transport Quality Assurance (TQA), and pork producing and building confidence in American farmers.

In this article, the author talks about his planning to introduce breeding programme for improving herd fertility of livestock, and also discusses his planning to improve his sow and gilt service area.