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Thursday, 16 April 2026 07:55
Building 'Match-Fit' Cows for Calving, Lactation
The dry period isn’t just a farm holiday but a chance to get your herd match-fit for calving and early lactation. If you treat it as a focused phase of preparation, recovery and capacity building, you’ll see the benefits when the cows return to milk.
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Farm Health
Thursday, 06 October 2022 12:55
Keeping bacteria at bay during lactation
The lactation period runs from two weeks after calving until drying off.
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Farm Health
Thursday, 27 June 2019 10:55
Stock in transition need key nutrients
With winter now well underway, dairy cows are fast approaching the most stressful time of the year.
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Farm Health
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