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MiHub Rebranding!
We have rebranded Tru-Test MiHub Livestock Management to Datamars Livestock, as it is now part of the Datamars Livestock family of...
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Alistair Kerr
- May 10, 2023
- 3 min
Earthing Your Energizer
Your earth system is the most important component of your electric fence. Â An effective earth system will optimise the performance of...
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Alistair Kerr
- May 10, 2023
- 4 min
Effective calf rearing and the benefits of teat feeding systems
When rearing healthier calves on milk replacer, good hygiene and nutrition is essential. But the first step is ensuring sufficient...
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Alistair Kerr
- May 10, 2023
- 4 min
Efficient red meat production and good carbon efficiency
UK farming is never short of challenges. Inclement weather, extra regulations or ‘red tape’ etc. In addition, we now see, hear and watch...
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Alistair Kerr
- May 10, 2023
- 3 min
Suckler cow Nutrition and management to reduce costs
As we move towards spring calving and lambing our minds are focused on nutrition and the feed, we have available on farm.
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Alistair Kerr
- May 10, 2023
- 4 min
System change in the suckler beef sector
As we all know agriculture is going through a period of change and challenges. Be it Brexit and the uncertainty this brings, or the...
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Alistair Kerr
- May 10, 2023
- 4 min
Calf Rearing
During the first few weeks of life, calves are unable to eat enough dry feed to meet their energy requirements and are almost entirely...
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Alistair Kerr
- May 10, 2023
- 3 min
Utilising Autumn Grazing
With the good grass growth conditions this year in stark contrast to the drought of last summer, many farmers have the issue of too much...
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Alistair Kerr
- May 10, 2023
- 1 min
NJ Phillips gets the thumbs up!
I find the NJ Phillips guns really great. I use them for dosing dairy cows, their offspring and other groups of cattle. Their frame is...
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Alistair Kerr
- May 10, 2023
- 5 min
You don't need a PHD to see the benefits of a PHD and vaccinating!
As the days shorten, thoughts turn to cattle housing although growing numbers are successfully prolonging the grazing season maximising...
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Alistair Kerr
- May 10, 2023
- 4 min
Best Practise Drenching
With UK land at a premium the sheep industry certainly in more lowland flocks has intensified. Reliance on pastures grazed only by sheep...
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Alistair Kerr
- May 10, 2023
- 2 min
S3 Weigh Scale Indicator
Datamars are launching the new S3 Weigh Scale Indicator from Tru-Test. Simple to use, easy to read and features Bluetooth connectivity,...
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Alistair Kerr
- May 10, 2023
- 5 min
Tissue sampling with Typifix
Tissue tag sampling is a widespread means of obtaining DNA samples. Often determining parentage, this technology is also enhancing...
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Alistair Kerr
- May 10, 2023
- 2 min
Typifix tops in Tobermore!
EAR tagging suckled calves single handed has been made a simpler and safer job by Tobermore producer Derek McKinney. “Like most working...
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Alistair Kerr
- May 10, 2023
- 2 min
Repeater from NJ Phillips proves to be a time saving and handy tool!
Natalie Ingman assists her father who farm near Mold in North Wales and have used an NJ Phillips 25ml Repeater Injector for over five...
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Alistair Kerr
- May 10, 2023
- 2 min
EID Tagging, Reading & Weighing Benefits
With EID tagging in sheep compulsory and around the corner in 2020 for cattle, many producers already utilise EID tag reading. Inadequate...
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Alistair Kerr
- May 10, 2023
- 4 min
Best Practise Vaccination
Livestock producers in the UK face a range of common endemic and the occasional exotic disease danger. Commonly these can include...
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Alistair Kerr
- May 10, 2023
- 3 min
Durable, versatile, reliable & long lasting
Andrew and Teresa Cotton farm at High Ridges farm in Staffordshire and run a herd of 100 Montbeliarde dairy cows with approximately 50...
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Alistair Kerr
- May 10, 2023
- 4 min
Champion Zwartble breeder gives TagFaster his approval
Builder Ally Baird admits to being a bit of a perfectionist and since he first got his eye on Zwartble sheep he has applied these...
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Alistair Kerr
- May 10, 2023
- 2 min
Datamars Announces Tru-Test Acquisition Completion
Broader integrated animal management portfolio will offer expanded product choices for customers worldwide. Datamars, a leader in...
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