| UK Dairy Day
Complimentary Mycotoxin test available from Ab
Vista at UK Dairy Day
New portfolio of health
A complimentary mycotoxin test has been added to AB
Vista’s offer of free on-the spot analysis for any silage and
grass samples brought to the 3rd UK Dairy Day event, to
be held in Telford on 14 September.
ll maize and
wholecrop forage
samples tested on
the company’s
stand (H102)
using the NIR4
Farm hand-held near-infrared
reflectance (NIR) spectrometer will
also be sent for full mycotoxin
screening using the Mycocheck
service run by Micron BioSystems. The standard forage
analysis results will be available
immediately, whilst the mycotoxin
test results will be emailed within
10 working days.
No charge will be made for
either service, and the mycotoxin
evaluation is likely to be of
particular interest to those bringing
maize and wholecrop cereal
silages for analysis.
“A 2014-15 survey of clamp-face
silage samples from across the
south west of England found that
mycotoxins were present in 90% of
maize silages, 66% of wholecrop
cereal silages and 71% of total
Merial features parasite control & calf health at UK
Dairy Day.
erial’s Eprinexbranded stand
will take cues
from the world of
Formula 1
racing. Merial
staff become ‘Team Eprinex’ for
the day and will be on hand to
explain how managing parasites
in dairy cows can help maintain
herd health, protect fertility and
ensure efficient milk production.
A Formula 1 style racing
simulator will enable visitors to
race around a virtual track and
compete for the fastest time. A
trophy will be awarded to the
overall winner from the event,
and all participants will receive a
small giveaway.
The company’s stand will also
highlight recently-launched calf
health products including
Locatim® to help prevent
neonatal calf scour caused by
E.Coli F5 (K99), and Bovalto®
Respi 3 and Respi 4 vaccines
that help protect against major
viral and bacterial causes of
bovine respiratory disease.
A new hoof care product
range, named ClearStride™, will
be launched at the event. The
products offer a range of
solutions to achieve optimum
on-farm hoof care management
and improve cattle mobility.
dry matters are high.”
The AB Vista free-of-charge
forage analysis service is available
to all farmers, nutritionists and
consultants attending the 2016
Dairy Day event.
For more information, contact
AB Vista on +44(0)1672 517 650
or [email protected]
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See us on stand E045
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mixed rations (TMR),” states Dr
Derek McIlmoyle, AB Vista’s
Technical Director for GB and
Ireland.
“Maize silage is particularly
susceptible, with more than half of
the samples that tested positive
containing multiple mycotoxins,
which will often combine to
produce an additive effect, even at
low levels.”
The survey was the result of a
collaboration led by Micron BioSystems that included University
of Bristol, The University of
Nottingham and Duchy College,
plus key industry partners.
“Growing cereal crops are
highly prone to infection by
Fusarium moulds, which are the
source of the most damaging
mycotoxins for ruminants,” Dr
McIlmoyle adds. “Grass silages
are also at risk, but more typically
from mycotoxins produced by the
moulds which often grow on the
top surface of the clamp, or even
on the open clamp face if silage
products to be launched
34 | Farming Monthly | September 2016
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