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Free entry to all at UK Dairy Day
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FOR THE FIRST TIME IN ITS three year history, dairy farmers across the UK can show their cattle free of charge in all classes at UK Dairy Day 2016 thanks to a partnership between the show and the UK’ s largest agricultural purchasing group, Anglia Farmers Limited.
The Cattle Show is one of the main attractions with a display of some of the finest breeds – including classes for Ayrshire, Brown Swiss, Dairy Shorthorn, Jersey and The National Holstein Show. With many dairy farmers facing challenging times and price cuts, UK Dairy Day and Anglia Farmers want to encourage optimism and competitive spirit by inviting as many cattle breeders to get involved in the event, which will take place in the main ring at UK Dairy Day on Wednesday 14th September 2016. Entry and parking are free for exhibitors and visitors.
Anyone who wishes to enter the classes can do so free, and this year total prize money totals £ 18,000.
Lynden Bustard, Cattle Show Manager and Chief Steward, commented:“ This year we have a fine line up of knowledgeable and professional judges who have a passion for their breeds – partnered with free entry, we are confident that we will stage a show that features the most immaculate cattle in the UK. We would like to say a huge thank you to Anglia Farmers on behalf of the dairy industry for their support.”
‘ this years total prize money totals £ 18,000’
Clarke Willis, Chief Executive of Anglia Farmers Limited, said:“ Anglia Farmers and our subsidiary FarmBuyer are committed to supporting dairy farmers across the UK. Our support of the cattle infrastructure at UK Dairy Day gives farmers the chance to enter their finest cattle into the shows free of charge – saving money on entry fees. We hope our gesture greatly benefits dairy farmers to join in the spirit of UK Dairy Day and make it the best show on record.”
Call 01923 695 225 for more information.
Expert knowledge at TotalDairy Seminar 2016
Dedicated farmer workshops at this year’ s TotalDairy Seminar provided a unique opportunity to get farm specific questions answered by some of the world’ s leading dairy experts.
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THE EVENT PROVIDES A chance to hear from world renowned cattle behaviour expert, Dr Temple Grandin. Dr Grandin’ s curved chute and race systems are used worldwide. In North America alone, almost half of cattle are handled in a centre track restrainer system that she designed for abattoirs. Her life story has also been made into an HBO movie starring Claire Danes.
‘ it is essential that an animal’ s first experience with something new, such as the milking parlour, is a good first experience’
Dr Grandin presented her thoughts on stockmanship and cattle handling as part of a series of lectures and smaller group workshops, including a farmer focused session under the topic of“ Stockmanship for welfare and productivity”.
She covered the importance of acclimating animals to future new experiences such as being handled or going in the milking parlour. To reduce stress, it is essential that an animal’ s first experience with something new, such as the milking parlour, is a good first experience.
New global research findings on transition cow diets and acidosis prevention were under the spotlight as part of a number of practical workshops and lectures by Australian dairy consultant, Ian Lean.
Chris Hudson from Nottingham University tackled fertility and shared his thoughts on which key performance indicators( KPIs) farmers can look at to track fertility.
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