New StockMins-BoviMag Range for Cattle
AusFarm Nutrition Launches New StockMins-BoviMag Range for Cattle. Leaders in ruminant nutrition innovation, Wagga Wagga based AusFarm Nutrition Products (ANP), have been working with cattle and sheep producers for almost two decades to boost the productivity and profitability of extensive grazing systems. Recently, the ANP technical innovation team has focussed on the role of effective […]
Improve Lambing and Manage Lameness
Improve Lambing and Manage Lameness with StockMins-Hoof n Horn Lambing Supplement for Sheep StockMins-Hoof n Horn is a high specification, antibiotic free, weatherproof, loose-lick, lambing supplement specifically designed to assist in repairing damage, fortifying hooves and chitinous tissue and boosting immunity in pregnant ewes to improve lambing and manage lameness for better results. Boggy Conditions […]
Boost Livestock Performance on Crops
Innovation in dual-purpose crop technology has seen the proliferation of crop grazing in recent years, particularly in the Riverina where growing winter crops like wheat, barley and canola account for a large percentage of farmland and profitability. Multiple benefits of grazing crops Cereal crops are great sources of feed for cattle and sheep during winter, […]
Wet Pastures = Low Value Feed
It’s always surprising how each season brings with it new challenges and learning opportunities. The last three years, being somewhat reminiscent of a typical English autumn, have offered almost as many learning opportunities as buckets of rain. One such learning from the past few years, was that, although rainfall drives pasture growth, too much rainfall […]
Managing Grass Tetany in 2023
Grass tetany (hypomagnesaemia) is one of the leading causes of mortality in adult cows in south-eastern Australia and is estimated to cost $13.7 million in lost production annually.1 Autumn and winter of 2021 and 2022 were two of the most challenging grass tetany seasons on record, with some regions in southern Australia reporting cattle losses […]
Boost Lamb Survival During Lambing
Mortality in ewes and lambs during the lambing period is the largest cause of lost production and the greatest expense to sheep enterprises annually. Lamb survival is key to success. Key Points Peri-natal mortality includes a combination of mis-mothering, starvation, stillbirth and dystocia, and generally occur within 3 days of birth Birthweight is the largest […]
