Uplands Suckler Cow Nutrition
and Feeding the Weaned Calf
Muncaster Head Farm, Eskdale, Holmrook, CA19 1TT
Courtesy of Roger & Amanda Brown
Tuesday 10th December 2013, 12.30pm – 4.00pm
Join EBLEX, Independent Nutritionist Debbie Brown and Chris Harrison from West Lakeland
Vets for this upland meeting to explore suckler cow nutrition and feeding the weaned calf. We
will look at the nutritional requirements of the suckler cow throughout the year and feeding
options such as silage, straw, fodder crops etc but with a focus on making more of grass. A
practical body condition scoring demo will be held as well as understanding your silage analysis
and what this means for supplementary feeding. The final session will look at options for feeding
the weaned calf depending on the target market, either as a store, finished animal or as a
replacement heifer for the herd.
Programme
12.30pm
Arrival and registration with refreshments
1.00pm
Introduction – David Hall EBLEX Assistant Regional Manager and Roger Brown
host farmer
Suckler Cow Nutrition – Feeding for Fertility, targets for spring/autumn calving, dry
cows and finishing cull cows – Debby Brown, Advanced Ruminant Nutrition Ltd
Body Condition Scoring – practical demo looking at correct handling points and
lean / optimum / too fat examples – Chris Harrison, West Lakeland Vets
Forage/silage analysis – interpreting forage quality and formulating correct rations
to meet cow/calf needs. Review of host farms forage quality – Debby Brown,
Advanced Ruminant Nutrition Ltd
Feeding the weaned calf – requirements of the calf and DLWG targets for stores,
finishing and heifer replacements – Debby Brown, ARN Ltd
4.00pm
Close
This event is targeted at farms with at least 50% of their land within an SDA
To register for your FREE place ring the EBLEX events office on 01904 771211 or email
brpevents@eblex.ahdb.org.uk
This project is supported by the Rural Development Programme for England (RDPE) for which Defra is the Managing Authority, part funded by
the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development: Europe investing in rural areas. EBLEX is a division of the Agriculture and
Horticulture Development Board