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Co n s i s t e n t l yp e r f o r mi n gs p r i n go a tt h r i v e sf r o mn o r t ht os o u t h Far mer sf r om acr os st heUKar es eei ngs ucces swi t hMer l i ns pr i ngoat s duet ot heear l yhar ves t , hi ghdi s eas er es i s t ance, ands t r ongyi el dpot ent i al .

“ Somewentf ormi l l i ngandt her es tf ors eed, andal t hought heyi el dss uf f er edwi t ht hewetweat her , t hel ow i nput smeantt her ewasagood mar gi nt her e, ”addsEd.

Spr i ngoat shavet hebenefitof‘ l oos eni ngup’ r ot at i ons , hel pi ngt ol i mi t t hebui l dupofdi s eas eor gani s ms .

Becaus eoft hei rear l ymat ur i t y, Mer l i n s pr i ngoat sdowel li nwet t ercl i mat es , wher eear l yr i peni ngi svi t al .

They al s ooffergoods t andi ng, hi ghdi s eas er es i s t ance, andl ow s cr eeni ngs .

Hamps hi r ear abl ef ar mer , Ri char dMonk, hasbeengr owi ngMer l i nf or f ouryear s . “ Wecont i nuet obever ypl eas edwi t hMer l i nast hebes t s pr i ngoatavai l abl e.

2023har ves ti sourf our t hyearofgr owi ngMer l i nand wegr ew 70hai nt ot al .

Ri ghtupi nt henor t hofScot l and, EwanMackenz i e, f r om W&AGeddesLt d wor kswi t hf ar mer si nCai t hnes s .

Her epor t st hathehass ucces s f ul l yt r ans i t i onedmor et han2/3oft heoatcul t i vat i onar eai nt her egi ont oMer l i n s pr i ngoat s , wi t hi nt ent i onst oconver tt heent i r eoatcr opt oMer l i ni nt he comi ngyear s .

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“ Wehad1 0f ar mer sgr owi ngar ound809hect ar esofMer l i ni n2023, and wes aw t hebes tyi el dst hatIcanr emember , ”s aysEwan.

Ewans uppl i esmos toft heoat sgr owni nt her egi ont oHaml ynsofScot l and, as ubs i di ar yofMor ni ngFoods . “ Thequal i t ywasex cel l ent , wi t h bus hel wei ght satami ni mum of56kg/hlandamaxi mum of61 .

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Wehadagoodbol ds ampl ewi t h Mer l i n, i thasgooddi s eas er es i s t ance, andi thadf ewers cr eeni ngst han ot hervar i et i es . “ Whatwel ookf ori nt heNor t hofScot l andi sgoods t andi ngandanear l y har ves tandMer l i nhast hes eat t r i but es .

Goi ngf or war di tl ookst obet he var i et ywewi l lbeus i ng, ”addsEwan.

Fur t hers out hi nBer ks hi r e, ar abl ef ar mer , EdRyder , t ookhi sfir s tMer l i n har ves ti n2023. “ Wewant edanal t er nat i ves pr i ngcr oppi ngopt i ont o wheatandMer l i nyi el dedatar ound5t o6t /haonas eedcont r actt o CopeSeedsandGr ai n, ”s aysEd.

GemmaCl ar keatCopeSeeds andGr ai ni spl eas edwi t h Mer l i n’ sper f or mance. “ Mer l i n i sanear l yvar i et y( 1 ) , i toffer s acompet i t i vel odgi ngs cor e of7 , andahi ghr at i ngof8f or mi l dew. “ Mer l i nhasl ow s cr eeni ngs whi chi sar ealbonust ot he mi l l sandas peci ficwei ght aboveDel fin, As pen, and Conway.

I t ’ st hi smi xofl ow s cr eeni ngs , goods peci ficwei ghtandker nel cont entt hati sgener at i ngi nt er es tf r om t hemi l l er s , ”addsGemma.

Pl eas egeti ncont actwi t hCopeSeedsandGr ai noryourl ocalmer chant t odi s cus sgr owi ngMer l i ns pr i ngoat si n2024.

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Be s p o keMo n i t o r i n gSu p p o r tt oI mp r o v e He r dHe a l t hPl a n n i n g MSDAni mal Heal t hUKLi mi t ed( adi vi s i onof Mer c k&Co. , I nc . , Rahwa y , N. J . , USA( NYSE: MRK) ) hasl aunc hedabes pok et r ai ni ngs er vi c et ohel p dai r yf ar mer sandt hei rv et smak ebet t erus eof t hei rSens eHub®Dai r yher dmoni t or i ngs ys t ems andt oi mpr ov eher dheal t handr epr oduc t i onpl anni ng.

ThenewMSDAni mal Heal t hI ns i ght ss er vi c ewi l l pr ovi debes pok et r ai ni ng–del i v er edbyanMSD Ani mal Heal t hv et er i nar yadvi s or–bas edont he i ndi vi dual needsofdai r yher dsandt hei rmanager s . “ Not wof ar mi ngs ys t emsar et hes ame, andnot wo dai r yher dsha v ei dent i c al r equi r ement si nt er ms ofheat , heal t handwel l bei ngmoni t or i ng, ”e xpl ai ns MSDAni mal Heal t hr egi onal v et er i nar yadvi s or , DrLi zCr es s wel l MRCVS. “ Ass uc h, andi nor dert oenabl ef ar mer st oget mor ef r omt hei ri nv es t menti nher dmoni t or i ng, we ha v el aunc hedanews er vi c ewhi c hwi l l bet ai l or ed t oeac hher d’ ss pec i ficr equi r ement s . ” Thenews er vi c ei smadeupoft hr eemai nphas es : t hefir s tc ombi nest hei ni t i al onboar di ngs es s i on ( hel d714da ysaf t eranewSens eHubDai r y s ys t emhasbeeni ns t al l edt oout l i net hebas i c sof t hemoni t or i ngs ys t emt ot hef ar merandanyr el evants t af f ) wi t ht hei dent i fic at i onoft hef ar m’ sk ey goal s .

“ MSDAni mal Heal t hi satt hef or ef r ontofbr i dgi ngt hegapbet weenbi ophar mac eut i c al sand t ec hnol ogi c al s ol ut i onst oi mpr ov et hel i v esofani mal sandt hepeopl ewhoc ar ef ort hem, ”Dr Cr es s wel l adds . “ Thedat ac ol l at edandanal ys ed bySens eHubc anpr ovi deaweal t hofus ef ul i ns i ght si nt ohowt hedai r yher di sper f or mi ng, but manyf ar mer sandv et sar eonl yus i ngt hes ys t em’ s mos tbas i cf eat ur es . “ Thene xtl ogi c al s t epi st her ef or ef orust oempowerf ar mer swi t haddi t i onal r es our c ess ot hat t heyc angett hebes tr es ul t sf r omt hei ri nv es t menti nher dmoni t or i ng.

Weal s owantt oenabl e f ar mv et st oc onfident l yus et her eal t i medat a gener at edbySens eHubandf oc usonpr ev ent at i v eher dheal t hpl anni ng. ” MSDAni mal Heal t hI ns i ght si sa vai l abl et onew us er soft heSens eHubGOs ubs c r i pt i onpac kage andSens eHubPr emi umpl an.

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Thes ec onds es s i on, hel dwi t hi nt hr eemont hs , wi l l br i ngt hef ar mv eti nt ot hel oop, t oenabl et hemt o bef ami l i ar i s edwi t ht heSens eHubs ys t emandt o i dent i f yt hek eypar amet er sandi ns i ght st hatwi l l hel pt hemt oaddr es sanys pec i ficc hal l engest he her dma yha v e.

Fi nal l y , at hi r ds es s i onwi l l s etj oi ntac t i ongoal s whi c hwi l l f oc usonopt i mi s i ngt heus eofSens eHubt oenabl et heher d’ sper f or manc et oc ont i nue t oi mpr ov eandopenoppor t uni t i esf orf ut ur eengagement .

MS DAni mal He al t hI ns i g ht swi l l he l pdai r yf ar me r sandt he i rv e t s mak ebe t t e rus eof he r dmoni t or i ngdat at oi mpr ov ehe r dhe al t h pl anni ng .

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De L a v a ll a u n c h e sn e w t e a td i s i n f e c t a n t s Twonew gl ycol i caci dbasedt eat di si nf ect ant s;OceanBl u™ spr ay, andOceanBl u™ bar r i erhavebeen l aunchedbyDeLaval .

DeLavalhasexpandedi t sudderheal t hr ange wi t ht wonew t eatdi s i nf ect ant scont ai ni nggl ycol i caci di nauni queGl y Tecf or mul at i on whi chcanr educes omat i ccel lcount sandt he t hr eatofmas t i t i s , whi l s tal s oi mpr ovi ngudder s ki ncondi t i on.

TheOceanBl u™ r angei ncl udesa s pr ayanda bar r i erwhi choffer pr ot ect i ont o dai r yuni t sus i ng anyt ypeof mi l ki ngequi pment .

Bot hpr oduct shaveavi vi d bl uecol ourt os howwhi chcowshavebeen s pr ayedanddi pped.

DeLaval ’ spi l otf ar mt es t r es ul t sf edbackavi s i bi l i t y s cor eof91 %f ort hedi p, andahi tr at eof98%f or t hedi s i nf ect ants pr ay, demons t r at i ngbot h pr oduct sar ebot heas yt o i dent i f yandappl y.

OceanBl u™pr oduct s cont ai ngl ycer i nand s or bi t olemol l i ent s whi chi mpr oves ki n condi t i on.I naddi t i on, t hepr oduct scont ai n pat ent edGl y Tec t echnol ogy, af or m of gl ycol i caci d, wi t h efficaci ous di s i nf ect i on OceanBl u™bar r i eri savi br antbl uet eatdi p pr oper t i est hatar e thatformsahigh-qualityflexiblebarrier r oundt het eat , pr ot ect i ngcowsf r om envi notr el i antoni odi ne. a r onment almas t i t i s caus i ngpat hogensbet weenmi l ki ng.

T es t sonpi l otf ar mss howed 7 5%per s i s t encyaf t erf ourhour s .

Gl ycol i caci di sor gani candnat ur al l yoccur r i ng i ns omef r ui t , veget abl esandi nmi l k.

I ti sus ed i nhumans ki n car epr oduct s andDeLavalhas har nes s eds i mi l ar s ki ncondi t i oni ng benefit st o i mpr ovet eat heal t h.

I nt es t s , t eat ss howed ceanBl u™s pr ayi samul t i pur pos epr oduct i mpr ovement si nO t hatcanbes pr ay edbef or eandaf t ermi l ki ng s ki ncondi t i on andcanal s obef oamedpr emi l ki ngdur i ng heudderpr epar at i onr out i ne.

I ti saf as t act af t ert woweeks .t i ngdi s i nf ect antwi t habr i ghtbl uecol our , Af t erei ghtweeks ,makingiteasytoseewhichcowshavebeen 91 %oft eat shad sprayed. as cor e1i ndi cat i ngs moot h&s uppl et eat s , whi chr epr es ent edani mpr ovementof53%on t hepi l otf ar m.

Whi l s tt hepr oduct shavebeendes i gnedt obe us edwi t haut omat eds ys t emss uchast he DeLaval VMSr obotort eats pr ayr obot( TSR) , t hes pr aycanbeappl i edus i ngahandhel d s pr aybot t l eandt het eatdi pcanal s obemanual l yappl i ed.

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Ac c or di ngt oDrJ es s i c aCook ef r omVol acMi l kRepl ac er sLi mi t ed, t r i al wor kc onduc t edat Reas eheat hCol l egel as ts pr i nghi ghl i ght st heoppor t uni t yt or eare xt r al ambsonadl i b c ol dmi l kof feweswher eboi l erheat i ngc apabi l i t yma ybenone xi s t entorc ompr omi s ed. " Af t erf ol l owi ngr ec ommendedr ear i ngpr ac t i c esdur i ngt hefir s tweekofl i f e, f eedi ng l ambsc ol dadl i bmi l kt her eaf t erof f er ss hepher dsas i mpl e, pr ac t i c al andhi ghl yc os t ef f ec t i v emet hodofr ear i nganys ur pl usof f s pr i ngwher eorwhenwar mwat eri snota vai l abl e.

Theabi l i t yt of eedLaml acc ol dc anal s obeus ef ul i ns i t uat i onswhenr ear i ngl ambsof di f f er entagesr equi r esmi l kt obef edatac ons t antt emper at ur e, "DrCook ee xpl ai ned.

Des i gnat eds ur pl usl ambsf r omt r i pl et bear i ngewes( l ar ges tl ambf r omeac hl i t t er ; l ea vi ng t woequal s i z edl ambsont heewe) ont heReas eheat ht r i al wer el ef tont heewet os uc kl e c ol os t r umf ors i xt o10hour s .

Ewec ol os t r umqual i t ywast es t edatbi r t h. " Fol l owi ngt hi si ni t i al fir s tc ol os t r umf eedi ngper i od, t het r i al l ambswer er emov edandf ed as ec ondf eedofewec ol os t r um( owneweorpool ed) vi aabot t l eandt eat( orat ube) ata r at eof50ml / kgbodywei ght . " Lambswer et henf edLaml acvi aabot t l eandt eatev er y s i xhour sf ort hefir s t24hour s .

Lambswer et hen i nt r oduc edt ot het r ai ni ngpenandf edwar mmi l kadl i b ( Laml acat25º C) f ors ev enda ysvi aaVol acEc oFeeder wi t hwhi t et eat s .

Onda yni ne, l ambswer eal l oc at edt o ei t hert hewar mmi l kpenort hec ol dmi l kpen. " DrCook ee xpl ai nedt hatt hel ambsabl et oac c es swar m mi l ks t ar t edof fr ec ei vi ngi tat20º Cf orami ni mumof f ourda ys .

Af t ert hi st r ai ni ngper i odt het emper at ur eof t hemi x edmi l kwasdr oppedt o15º Cwher ei tr emai ned unt i l weani ngat35da ys .

" Howev er , l ambsi nt hec ol dmi l kpenonl yhadadl i bac c es st omi l katamuc hl owert emper at ur e.

Mi l kwasmi x edat10º Cbuti t st emper at ur ei nc r eas edt oar ound1213º Ct hr oughout t heda y .

TheLaml acmi xi ngr at ef orbot hpenswas200gpowderi n800ml wat er( maki ng1 l i t r eofmi x edmi l k) .

I naddi t i on, bot hgr oupsofl ambshadac c es st oadl i bf r es hwat er , a17% c r udepr ot ei nc r eepf eedandc l eanf or age( s t r a w) . " Bot hgr oupsofl ambswer e weanedabr upt l yat35da ysof age, wei ghi ngami ni mumof10kg andeat i ngatl eas t250gofc r eep af eedada y . " Whent her es ul t swer eanal ys ed, i twasc l eart hatl amb per f or manc ewass i mi l arac r os s bot ht r eat ment s , al t hought he l ambsf edc ol dmi l kt endedt obe hea vi erf r omda y14t hr ought o weani ng, r es ul t i ngi nas l i ght l y gr eat erbodywei ghtatweani ng L ambsr e ar e donVol acL aml acmi x e dandf e dc ol d( 10º C) f r om ( 13.

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4kg) . " s e v e nday sof ag ewi l l t hr i v ej us taswe l l asanys ur pl usl ambs r e ar e dof f t hee wet hatdr i nkmi l khe at e dt oahi g he rt e mpe r aDrCook epoi nt edoutt hatt hi s t ur e . s l i ght l ygr eat erbodywei ghtat weani ngfindi ngi nt hec ol dmi l kf edgr oupwaspr obabl ye xpl ai nedbyt hef ac tt hatt hes e l ambswer eobs er v edasbei ngmor eac t i v ei neat i ngc r eepf eed. " I twasc l eart hatf eedi ngl ambsc ol dmi l kf r omj us tov eraweekofagehadnonegat i v e i mpac tont hei rper f or manc e.

I nf ac t , l ambsf edc ol dmi l kper f or medmar gi nal l ybet t er t hr ought oweani ng–ac hi evi ngadai l yl i v ewei ghtgai nof0.

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25kg/ da ydel i v er edbyt hewar mmi l kf edgr oupofl ambs .

Theadvant agei st houghtt obe duet ot hegr eat erc r eepf eedi nt ak e, "s hec onc l uded.

Comment i ngont het r i al r es ul t s , t heReas eheat hCol l eges hepher ds ai dt hatt hel ambsi nt he c ol dmi l kpenc er t ai nl ys eemedt obedr i nki ngasmuc hmi l k.

DrJ e s s i c aCook ef r omVol acMi l kRe pl ac e r sL i mi t e ds ai dt hi sl at e s tt r i al wor khi g hl i g ht st heoppor t uni t yt or e are x t r al ambsonadl i bc ol dmi l kof f e we swhe r eboi l e rhe at i ngc apabi l i t ymaybe none x i s t e ntorc ompr omi s e d.

" War mwat eri sa vai l abl et ousatnoe xt r ac os t , s of r omapr ac t i c al s t andpoi ntf eedi ngmi l kat ahi ghert emper at ur eher ei s n' tapr obl em.

Buti fboi l erheat i ngi snota vai l abl ef orany r eas on, we ' dc er t ai nl yoptf orc ol dmi l kf eedi ngast hel ambsappeart odoj us taswel l . "

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