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  • Organic Livestock Farming

    Out soon - "The Complete Guide to Organic Livestock Farming" Discount Pre-ordering is available at The Book Depository: www.bookdepository.co.uk/book/9781601383815/?a_aid=specialoffer or at Amazon UK: www.Amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/1601383819/sunflowerheal-21
    Posted to Animal banter (Forum) by HolisticHealth on Mon, Mar 22 2010

  • Re: Friends of the Earth, the Soya Bean and it's role in Planet Frendly Farming.

    from: Islands Independent community newspaper, Gulf Islands, British Columbia, Canada (author Barbara Grimmer "Farmers' Stand") “ It’s the fastest way to sequester carbon, collect solar energy, and rebuild soil. Grazing is truly amazing.” Joel Salatin, Virginia farmer and author I tried...
    Posted to Talking Point (Forum) by bccanada on Tue, Mar 9 2010

  • Agricultural shows (south east) Help needed please

    As part of my final year dissertation I am studying agricultural shows and whether the equine side subsidies the agricultural side. I would be very grateful if you are able to fill out my questionnaire, the first page is for everyone and the remaining pages are to be filled out depending on whether you...
    Posted to Animal banter (Forum) by robcl on Sat, Jan 30 2010

  • Dairy calf respiratory disease

    Respiratory disease is the second leading cause of mortality in dairy calves 0-6 months of age behind diarrhea and may account for at least half of all morbidity and mortality in young calves. The highest incidence of respiratory disease in young dairy calves usually occurs from birth to around 6 months...
    Posted to Animal banter (Forum) by danneels on Thu, Jan 28 2010

  • Dairy Cows of Old

    Milked by hand some cows had teats almost as thick as your wrist , with front teats sticking out "east west". Dairy cows of old, bore little resemblance to the diary cows of today. Back in the 40's every herd had its own bull often reared out of one of your own cows, served by a neighbours...
    Posted to Owd Fred's Blog (Weblog) by fretaw on Fri, Jan 22 2010

  • Embarrassing Moments (bike)

    Over the years you build up a clutch of embarrassing moments or events. An early one I recall was with my relatively new bike (bicycle), when we were younger we always yearned for a new bike, but had to make do with an old one cobbled together from the good bits of other bikes, some of which were recovered...
    Posted to Owd Fred's Blog (Weblog) by fretaw on Sat, Jan 16 2010

  • Re: Digital Dermititis Question

    The effect of irritant chemicals on skin is certainly additive and there is a "tipping point" at which the disinfectant action spills over into skin damage which predisposes to reinfection. Hence the need to be very careful about concentrated, or too frequent, use of formalin especially if...
    Posted to Animal banter (Forum) by HolisticHealth on Thu, Dec 31 2009

  • Cattle Droving

    At one time cattle were always driven to market; some times miles away in the local town, and nearly every house or cottage had a garden gate that could be shut as the cattle were herded by. Then from the market they were herded again to the slaughter house (although there was often a slaughter house...
    Posted to Owd Fred's Blog (Weblog) by fretaw on Tue, Dec 29 2009

  • LIVESTOCK farmers needed for my dissertation research

    http://www.survsoft.com/esurv.php?s=27170&k=12181-0-37306 Hello and Merry Christmas Everyone, I hope you have a brilliant Christmas celebration and a fantastic new year :) I need more livestock farmers for my online questionnaire (see link on the top of this page) in order to pass my dissertation...
    Posted to Animal banter (Forum) by animal welfare research on Sat, Dec 26 2009

  • The Cow Stall (1940’s)

    Each stall holds a pair of cows, left and right they learn, Once they know their own side, one word n' they discern, The Cow Stall gave way gradually to the cow cubicle starting around 1960, when the milking parlour changed milking for ever. In the village each of the nine farms had a dairy herd...
    Posted to Owd Fred's Blog (Weblog) by fretaw on Fri, Dec 4 2009
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