UK and Irish dairy and suckler farmers should be gearing up to prepare for an onslaught of summer mastitis in replacement heifers and dry cows as cattle continue to graze pasture during the summer months. Another related issue to be factored in this year is the ominous threat of Bluetongue, a viral disease of both […]
Author: Dr Richard Wynn, Head of Technical at Carrs Agriculture The importance of minerals, trace elements, and vitamins in every living function has been long understood. There are fifteen essential macro minerals and trace elements that are ‘required for life’ and vital for animal performance. The agricultural sector has taken huge strides forward in precisely […]
Crystalyx Garlyx is the natural way to prevent summer mastitis cases this summer, containing concentrated garlic 5 x more potent than pure dried garlic.
Turning stock out to grass in spring comes as a relief to many farmers, but animal performance and health can suffer if stock are not maintained on a nutritionally balanced diet. Careful supplementation at grass can be catalyst for enhanced animal performance and improved profitability. Crystalyx Cattle High-Mag, Crystalyx Cattle Booster and Crystalyx Garlyx offer […]
The team at Crystalyx have used their 40 years’ experience in UK ruminant agriculture to develop the first range of feed blocks specifically formulated for dairy systems from calf rearing through to milking cows. “Feed blocks are well established as an effective method of supplementing beef and sheep to optimise performance and margins,” comments Crystalyx […]
Increasing numbers of flockowners across the island of Ireland are regularly using Crystalyx Extra High Energy feed tubs to ensure that body condition is fully maintained on ewes in the run-up to lambing. In tandem with this trend is a matching recognition that this unique source of supplementary nutrition can be used to boost ovulation […]
Offering dry cows and in-calf heifers free-access feed licks has lifted fertility and early lactation milk yields in a high performing Pembrokeshire dairy herd, with cows producing in excess of 40 litres within 10 days of calving. Mark and Caroline Davies milk 250 pedigree Holstein Friesian cows in a robotic system at Newhouse Farm, Little Newcastle. […]
Simple approach delivers exceptional results from top quality genetics. Complexity and high-cost systems are not a prerequisite for milking some of the best cows in the country as Richard and Dawn Bown, their son Daniel and daughter Hannah are showing at Northfield Farm in Hanley Castle near Worcester. When they formed the Richaven herd in […]
With raw material and feed costs at an all-time high, farmers are bracing themselves for an expensive winter. Grass and conserved home-grown forages are the cheapest feeds for livestock – but they are so much more valuable when digested more efficiently and supplemented to balance and cancel out any nutritional deficiencies. Crystalyx does the job […]
Summer mastitis predominantly occurs during the warm summer months with cattle out at pasture. The disease changes little over the years, affecting the same farms year after year and often just certain fields on those farms. The disease affects non-lactating cows, but can also affect replacement heifers, leading to devastating consequences. Very few affected quarters […]