Sheep Reproduction News
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How to breed eco-friendly sheep
While carbon dioxide is perhaps the most notorious contributor to global warming, methane can be just as damaging a greenhouse gas. In fact, even though methane does not persist in the atmosphere as long as CO2, it can be 84 times more effective at trapping heat in the early years of its life than its more infamous counterpart, meaning that tackling methane emissions is a key challenge in ...
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When is Lambing Season and what results can you expect this year?
The lambing calendar generally ties very closely into the arrival of spring each year, as Farmers everywhere begin to prepare themselves for what is often a very hectic lambing season. Incinerators may be the last thing that you would think of at this time of year, however, with the large numbers of new lambs being delivered, there is a downside. As the numbers of lambs increase so too does the ...
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When is Lambing Season and What Results Can You Expect This Year?
The lambing calendar generally ties very closely into the arrival of spring each year, as Farmers everywhere begin to prepare themselves for what is often a very hectic lambing season. Incinerators may be the last thing that you would think of at this time of year, however, with the large numbers of new lambs being delivered, there is a downside. As the numbers of lambs increase so too does the ...
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Livestock Recommendations - Farming Regulation Task Force
At the Oxford Farming Conference the Secretary of State announced: From 2016, the introduction of a generic 10 mile rule for CPH allocation across farmed species, alongside a new solution for dealing with land being used for temporary grazing within 10 miles of the home holding; From 2017, the abolition of all CTS Links and Sole Occupancy Authority (SOAs) licences; and In 2018, a full ...
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First semen collection of Dutch Toggenburg goat in the Dutch gene bank
The first 165 straws of semen of 8 Dutch Toggenburg goat were collected and cryopreserved on November 23, 2013 by the Centre for Genetic Resources, the Netherlands (CGN) of Wageningen University and Research Centre. This could be realized in close cooperation with representatives of the Dutch Toggenburg breed society. The Dutch Toggenburg goat is a Dutch goat breed, one of the four rare Dutch ...
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