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Just home from #dairyday, Great info from Tommy Heffernan 🦠🦠🦠 and William Conlon on providing calves with an optimum environment!

Yet again this morning BBC News (UK) has article related to food and climate change. Why are no other industries like travel and transport being analysed ?? Food is an essential for life travel is not ! #BackBritishFarming

My resolution for 2019 is to help set the records straight on livestock GHG so that those who are obviously overwhelmed with the topic can go back to reporting issues they might understand. theguardian.com/environment/20…

Thankyou #dairy farmers for this glass of absolute goodness to supplement my digestive biscuit #SaturdayMorning #teamdairy

RT if you've added delicious British milk to your cuppa this morning. ☕ #lovedairy

Calves less than a month old will suffer the most with the current cold snap! ✔Ensure they have deep, dry bedding ✔Calf jackets are a great option ✔Increase milk feeding ❌Don't close up houses/restrict ventilation to try and increase temperature in the house.

It’s #Februdairy! Whether it’s in a glass, cup of tea or a bowl of cereal, milk remains a firm household favourite! Let's thanks all dairy farmers who make this possible 🥛🐄

1:20 drainage and plastic instead of concrete 👍; something else to think about is location relative to other farm buildings and position on hills/ in hollows which impact the quality of air entering the shed 🌬

Dutch dairy farm - 40% of hutches rested at any one time; good for keeping pathogen challenge down! #FIVNL

Quick snapshot of what's been going on in my PhD project - very interesting looking at calf environment in NI; large variation 🐄🏠

The voice of reason from the Daily Mail??? In the headlines today about what damage modern farming does... #bollocks

Approx 50% of calf deaths are due to poor hygiene! ❌ Bacteria could come from the calving area, the calf’s pen, poor colostrum management, feeding equipment and staff! 😨 We can offer advice and calf rearing protocols Carr's Billington to get better returns from your calves!🐮

Would you drink out of it?🤢 It’s so important to clean your buckets out between feeds!🥛 Milk residue creates a breeding ground for bacteria and once the milk proteins adhere to the sides, they’re difficult to get off!❌ Follow rinse, soak, scrub, wash, rinse, dry steps ✅

NEW Frank Mitloehner video (my favorite yet!). Puts livestock land use into perspective and shows how livestock can be highly effective at upcycling nutrients and helping produce sustainable and nutritious foods. #CowsAndClimate Dairy Cares CA&ES, UC Davis Ag&Natural Resources youtube.com/watch?v=rvIGxF…

Some assessments of calf housing and pen environment that can help highlight where changes should be made to improve health/performance - Have a look 👇

Simple and effective welly washer! Why these aren’t commonplace on calf house entrances to prevent contamination I don’t know! Disease control starts with biosecurity #teamdairy #dairyvet #calfhealth #wellywasher #riadavets

#AgTechAMR Great talks by CVO Robert Huey and CMO Dr Michael McBride - frank, honest and very clear ... #AMR is a wicked problem, it is killing people now, we all have a role to play and a #OneHealth approach is key.