All posts tagged "livestock"

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  Farmers welcomes NAIT recommendations

  Federated Farmers says its members will jump at the chance to contribute to the drive for improvements to the National Animal Identification...

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  Farmers support MPI investigation

  Federated Farmers continues to support the Ministry for Primary Industries’ determination to track down the source of the Mycoplasma bovis cattle disease...

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  Farmers will be relieved by M.Bovis decision

  The Government’s decision to cull all the livestock on properties so far identified as having been contaminated by the ‘Mycoplasma Bovis’ disease...

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  What bugs live in a cow’s gut and how do they make methane?

  A global scientific project led by New Zealand researchers, which has generated a reference set of genome sequences of microbes found in...

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  Cambridge farmers using genetics to improve their herd

  The Clarkes are in their fourth season at the farm, where they milk 480 dairy cows including 100 autumn calvers, 100 calves...

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  Board proposes simpler, fairer share structure

  The Board of Livestock Improvement Corporation Limited (NZX: LIC) (LIC) has released its proposal to simplify LIC’s share structure by bringing the...

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  Speculation on M.Bovis origin is harmful

  Federated Farmers says speculation around the cattle disease Mycoplasma Bovis and its origins is just adding more stress to worried farmers.

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  Somatic cell to be added into cow Production Worth

  The equivalent of currency for cows will be updated in February 2018 to better reflect the industry’s focus on efficient, high quality...

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  Ohaupo farmer to breed excellent heifers

  Mathew Karl left his job as a bricklayer to become a dairy farmer seven years ago, and it was one of the...

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  Census mirrors ‘better efficiency, better for environment’ approach

  Relatively small movements in livestock numbers in the year to June 2017 may indicate New Zealand agriculture is reaching herd equilibrium, Federated...