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Guidelines on how to deal with anthelmintic resistance
Solution name: Guidelines on how to deal with anthelmintic resistance Aim: To move towards more sustainable parasite control with reduced reliance on antiparasitic drugs.Description: Living with resistance to anthelmintic drugs requires knowledge of which products...
Gradual weaning protocol for lambs
Solution name: Gradual weaning protocol for lambs Aim: To provide a protocol for farmers on creep feeding that eases the weaning stress on lambsDescription: Weaning is one of the most stressful procedures for all lambs not only in terms of the ewe-lamb relationship,...
Cross comparison of feed catalogue value with animals’ blood test
Solution name: Cross comparison of feed catalogue value with animals’ blood test Aim: To determine the mineral and vitamin needs of animals in an effective and practical way Description: Proper animal nutrition means giving the animals the adequate amount of all...
Strategic feeding protocol
Solution name: Strategic feeding protocol Aim: To provide some basic concepts of nutrition for farmers during lactation Description: Lactating ewes must be fed according to the milk yield level, the course of lactation, and the chemical composition of the milk. Sheep...
BCS as a tool for nutrition requirement of ewes
Solution name: BCS as a tool for nutrition requirement of ewes Aim: To provide a practical and applicable tool for farmers who have issues on nutrition requirement of their flock.Description: Body condition scoring (BCS) of sheep is a management tool that farmers can...
Guide for replacement nutrition at first lambing
Solution name: Guide for replacement nutrition at first lambing Aim: Replacement feeding and management is at particular importance since it will determine lambing percentage and hence productivity. Planning and management of ewe lamb replacement feeding regime to...
Practical guide for conservation methods
Solution name: Practical guide for conservation methods Aim: To provide practical guidelines for conserving forages in animal nutritionDescription: Forages can be conserved to feed livestock during periods of shortage, caused by limited pasture growth or inadequate...
Targeted drainage system in the grassland
Solution name: Targeted drainage system in the grassland Aim: To provide precise solutions for different causes of lameness on pasturesDescription: Wet pasture can increase microbial activity in the feet and cause deterioration of the tissue between the nails, nail...
Checking Diet Tool
Solution name: Checking Diet Tool Aim: To provide advisors and even farmers with a tool to check a ration and to correct it if required.Description: Excel Tool. It is a basic ration program that calculates the requirements of sheep and goats in different production...
Forage, nutritional value tool
Solution name: Forage, nutritional value tool Aim: The evaluation of forage and feedstuffs compositionDescription: Excel tool. It calculates the energy and nutritional evaluation of forages or feedstuff in general, taking into account the common analysis values. It is...
Use of portable NIR’s to assess forage feed value
Solution name: Use of portable NIR's to assess forage feed value Aim: To assess in situ, on the farms, the nutritional content of the fodder used to feed ruminants in a rapid and precise wayDescription: Incorporate portable NIR technology for forage analysis as a...
Manual of good practices for the management of lambs on artificial rearing
Solution name: Manual of good practices for the management of lambs on artificial rearing Aim: To improve the efficiency of animals fed on artificial lactationDescription: It is a 8-chapter manual that describes: The advantages and disadvantages of the use of...
Good management practices for fattening lambs.
Solution name: Good management practices for fattening lambs Aim: Periodic check of factors that directly or indirectly affect the health of fattening lambs and replacement lambs of a flockDescription: The manual covers the 5 main topics: Food Health Facilities...
Deworming program for sheep
Solution name: Deworming program for sheep Aim: To have a deworming program to help the farmer to maintain or improve the body condition of animals. Description: To identify the specific parasitism problems (species and quantity of internal parasites) observed in the...
Design and strategy of the hoof bath
Solution name: Design and strategy of the hoof bath Aim: To control the incidence of lamenessDescription: Key Points for the Treatment of Footrot Topic: Health Production: Dairy/Meat Animal Category: Ewe/Replacement Issue: Lameness Level of Solution: Practical...
Bedding management and relative humidity references
Solution name: Bedding management and relative humidity references Aim: To check/assess some environmental conditions within the barn of the sheep.Description: Excel file. This solution includes a tool to evaluate some environment parameters in different parts of the...
Control plan of external parasites
Solution name: Control plan of external parasites Aim: To know the ectoparasites affecting lambs, to use the most appropriate product to control the parasitism, and to set preventive measures.Description: It is important to know the cause of itching, scratching or...
Good milking practices
Solution name: Good milking practices Aim: To increase the number of productive ewes and milk production in the flockDescription: For a smooth and efficient milking routine it is necessary to work on different aspects simultaneously, which can be summarized in 12...
Guidelines for the interpretation of milk urea concentration in sheep milk
Solution name: Guidelines for the interpretation of milk urea concentration in sheep milk Need: Urea levels in milk (unbalanced energy/protein ratio in the diet)Description: Urea is a nitrogenous compound present in the blood, milk and urine of ruminants that is...
Inclusion and management of chicory (Cichorium intybus L.) in the forage systems
Solution name: Inclusion and management of chicory (Cichorium intybus L.) in the forage systems Aim: To extend the grazing season; to increase the quality of forage on offer; to decrease livestock production costs to improve robustness of the forage system and...