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Improvement of the performance of beef cattle through targeted breeding for meat performance (from Germany)

Posted: Mon 14th Dec, 2020
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Author: Riet Desmet
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Category: Strategies to Reduce the Enteric Emission of Beef Cattle

Light as a performance enhancer - Does beef farming need a light regime?

Posted: Tue 31st Aug, 2021
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Author: Karin von Deylen
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Category: Management, housing and environmental factors which affect animal welfare in rearing and finishing units

Mix and Match - Grouping Beef bulls affects social stress, respiratory disease and weight gain

Posted: Thu 26th Aug, 2021
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Author: Karin von Deylen
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Category: Management, housing and environmental factors which affect animal welfare in rearing and finishing units

Automatic fodderpushing for more productivity

Posted: Tue 24th Aug, 2021
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Author: Karin von Deylen
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Category: Management, housing and environmental factors which affect animal welfare in rearing and finishing units

Ceiling fans - Reduction of thermal stress for solid weight gain

Posted: Tue 24th Aug, 2021
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Author: Karin von Deylen
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Category: Management, housing and environmental factors which affect animal welfare in rearing and finishing units

Demonstration: Light as a performance enhancer - Does beef farming need a light regime? (Estonia, webinar)

Posted: Tue 4th Oct, 2022
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Author: Karin von Deylen
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Category: Management, housing and environmental factors which affect animal welfare in rearing and finishing units

Ventilation tubes for better air quality in old stables

Posted: Thu 26th Aug, 2021
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Author: Karin von Deylen
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Category: Management, housing and environmental factors which affect animal welfare in rearing and finishing units

Trimestrial benchmark tool for full production costs of batches of bulls and heifers by breed

Posted: Tue 16th Jun, 2020
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Author: Mimi Saville
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Category: Economic Planning Tools for Beef Cattle Farms

Monitor of economic sustainability parameters

Posted: Tue 24th Nov, 2020
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Author: Kees de Roest
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Category: Economic Planning Tools for Beef Cattle Farms

Diversification of marketing channels may reduce the risk and improve financial returns

Posted: Tue 24th Nov, 2020
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Author: Kees de Roest
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Category: Risk Management Systems for Farmers

Vaccination of cows against diarrhea in calves caused by Rota- and Coronavirus

Posted: Thu 10th Dec, 2020
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Author: Karin von Deylen
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Category: Health & Welfare of New Born Calves on Suckler Farms

Management of newborn calves with focus on supporting a strong immune system

Posted: Mon 14th Dec, 2020
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Author: Karin von Deylen
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Category: Health & Welfare of New Born Calves on Suckler Farms

Demonstration: Thoracic Squeeze in new-born calves with maladjustment syndrome (Portugal, webinar)

Posted: Mon 1st Nov, 2021
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Author: Karin von Deylen
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Category: Health & Welfare of New Born Calves on Suckler Farms

Increased animal welfare for fattening bulls due to combination of different floors

Posted: Mon 23rd Nov, 2020
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Author: Karin von Deylen
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Category: Lameness in beef cattle

Demonstration: Different floors for fattening (Poland)

Posted: Mon 1st Nov, 2021
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Author: Karin von Deylen
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Category: Lameness in beef cattle

Costs and benefits of rubber mats on concrete floors

Posted: Tue 23rd Nov, 2021
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Author: Kees de Roest
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Category: Lameness in beef cattle

Rubbermats on slats - the animal welfare version of slats?

Posted: Wed 16th Sep, 2020
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Author: Frank Zerbe
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Category: Lameness in beef cattle

The use of rubber coverings/mats on slats to improve animal welfare

Posted: Mon 14th Dec, 2020
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Author: Karin von Deylen
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Category: Lameness in beef cattle

Deep litter - a sensible compromise for fattening bulls?

Posted: Wed 16th Sep, 2020
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Author: Frank Zerbe
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Category: Lameness in beef cattle

Use of rubber mats on slatted floors

Posted: Wed 16th Dec, 2020
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Author: Karin von Deylen
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Category: Lameness in beef cattle

Early detection of hoof lesions and pain detection through a standardized scoring system

Posted: Thu 10th Dec, 2020
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Author: Karin von Deylen
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Category: Recognising Causes of Lameness & Pain - Indicators & Different Assessment Criteria

Infrared thermography for the diagnosis of lameness

Posted: Wed 30th Sep, 2020
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Author: Karin von Deylen
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Category: Recognising Causes of Lameness & Pain - Indicators & Different Assessment Criteria

Automatic individual weighing of animals (as frequently as they visit the water trough)

Posted: Tue 16th Jun, 2020
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Author: Mimi Saville
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Category: Animal Monitor Tools in Fattening Units

Monitoring ruminal temperature in young bulls

Posted: Mon 30th Nov, 2020
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Author: Virginia Resconi
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Category: Animal Monitor Tools in Fattening Units

Demonstrations on automated weight in Belgium, Ireland and Poland

Posted: Fri 4th Feb, 2022
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Author: Jakeline Romero
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Category: Animal Monitor Tools in Fattening Units

Automated individual data for improving feed efficiency in Mertolenga cattle

Posted: Mon 23rd Nov, 2020
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Author: Virginia Resconi
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Category: Animal Monitor Tools in Fattening Units

Automated measurement of temperature on cows’ hind legs

Posted: Tue 15th Dec, 2020
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Author: Virginia Resconi
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Category: Animal Monitor Tools in Fattening Units

Forage intake in grazing cattle with an acoustic monitoring system

Posted: Wed 13th Jan, 2021
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Author: Jakeline Romero
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Category: Animal Monitor Tools in Fattening Units

Demonstration: An automated weight system implemented in fattening farms Spain

Posted: Mon 20th Dec, 2021
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Author: Jakeline Romero
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Category: Animal Monitor Tools in Fattening Units

Prediction of beef palatability using the Meat Standard Australia (MSA) system

Posted: Sat 28th Nov, 2020
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Author: Virginia Resconi
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Category: The Use of Available Data (Traceability) to Improve Performance & Meat Quality

Demonstration: The evolution of the genetic improvement of the Pirenaica breed - New possibilities

Posted: Tue 4th Jan, 2022
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Author: Jakeline Romero
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Category: The Use of Available Data (Traceability) to Improve Performance & Meat Quality

Data from slaughterhouses coming back to farmers.

Posted: Thu 22nd Dec, 2022
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Author: dirk audenaert
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Category: The Use of Available Data (Traceability) to Improve Performance & Meat Quality

Cover crops to decrease nutrient leaching

Posted: Tue 8th Dec, 2020
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Author: Riet Desmet
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Category: Reduction of Nutrient & Pesticide Leaching to Improve Quality of Surface Water

Biosensoric eartags

Posted: Thu 17th Dec, 2020
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Author: Karin von Deylen
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Category: Animal Health and Welfare General

Space allowances for steers housed in concrete slatted floor sheds

Posted: Tue 12th Oct, 2021
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Author: Kees de Roest
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Category: Examining economically efficient housing systems for beef cattle

Out-wintering pads for finishing beef cattle

Posted: Tue 12th Oct, 2021
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Author: Kees de Roest
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Category: Examining economically efficient housing systems for beef cattle

Automated monitoring of coughs for early detection of respiratory disease in calves

Posted: Thu 19th Aug, 2021
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Author: Karin von Deylen
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Category: Simple labour-saving tools to measure and communicate high animal welfare standards on beef farms

Scale at the waterpoint

Posted: Thu 19th Aug, 2021
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Author: Karin von Deylen
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Category: Simple labour-saving tools to measure and communicate high animal welfare standards on beef farms

Weighing animals in the treatment box

Posted: Tue 2nd Nov, 2021
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Author: dirk audenaert
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Category: Simple labour-saving tools to measure and communicate high animal welfare standards on beef farms

Low-stress weaning with pass-through gates for calves

Posted: Wed 12th Jan, 2022
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Author: Airi Külvet
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Category: Management, housing and environmental factors which affect animal welfare in rearing and finishing units

Using a sourcing and animal health protocol to reduce health and welfare issues on a bull beef fattening unit in Ireland.

Posted: Tue 26th Oct, 2021
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Author: Kevin Kinsella
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Category: Management, housing and environmental factors which affect animal welfare in rearing and finishing units

Individual temperament evaluation in young bulls by an exit score from the squeeze chute

Posted: Sun 2nd Jan, 2022
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Author: José Pais
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Category: Animal feeding and stress on meat quality

Research Innovation Demonstrated: Appeasing pheromones

Posted: Tue 25th Oct, 2022
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Author: Airi Külvet
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Category: Animal feeding and stress on meat quality

Analogue of maternal appeasing pheromones in beef cattle

Posted: Mon 18th Oct, 2021
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Author: Jakeline Romero
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Category: Animal feeding and stress on meat quality

Methods to reduce calf mortality and ensure a calf every year from beef cows in Natura area, by advancing the calving season and vaccinating against rotavirus

Posted: Sun 6th Mar, 2022
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Author: Airi Külvet
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Category: Optimizing the number of calves per cow per year in suckler beef herds

Estrus detection in suckler cows using automated on-farm tools

Posted: Fri 25th Jun, 2021
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Author: Jakeline Romero
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Category: Optimizing the number of calves per cow per year in suckler beef herds

Ovarian synchronization protocols to improve reproductive efficiency in beef heifers

Posted: Thu 2nd Dec, 2021
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Author: Jakeline Romero
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Category: Optimizing the number of calves per cow per year in suckler beef herds

Holistic Management and Carbon sequestration

Posted: Tue 7th Sep, 2021
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Author: Riet Desmet
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Category: Carbon sequestration

Hedgerow systems

Posted: Tue 7th Sep, 2021
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Author: Riet Desmet
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Category: Carbon sequestration

Promert - An example of shortening the distribution chain to get a fairer return

Posted: Tue 26th Jul, 2022
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Author: José Pais
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Category: Methods to ensure a fairer distribution of the final price along the supply/food chain

Red Clover Scheme

Posted: Wed 29th Jun, 2022
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Author: Kees de Roest
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Category: The use of alternative feedstuffs to reduce the high costs of raw material for feeding

Usage of draff silage as source of protein for finisher bulls

Posted: Mon 15th Aug, 2022
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Author: Anna Lena Lindau
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Category: The use of alternative feedstuffs to reduce the high costs of raw material for feeding

Preconditioning – optimised preparation for a successful fattening

Posted: Thu 12th May, 2022
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Author: Karin von Deylen
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Category: On farm health check of youngstock prior to sale/purchase including vaccination status

Preventive vaccination to avoid antibiotic treatments

Posted: Tue 31st May, 2022
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Author: Floriane PROST
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Category: On farm health check of youngstock prior to sale/purchase including vaccination status

Livestock certification to protect young animals from paratuberculosis

Posted: Tue 31st May, 2022
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Author: Floriane PROST
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Category: On farm health check of youngstock prior to sale/purchase including vaccination status

Livestock health program

Posted: Tue 19th Jul, 2022
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Author: Alexander Riek
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Category: On farm health check of youngstock prior to sale/purchase including vaccination status

‘Outdoor veal calf’ – A novel concept from Switzerland

Posted: Fri 1st Apr, 2022
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Author: Karin von Deylen
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Category: On farm health check of youngstock prior to sale/purchase including vaccination status

Vaccination prior to transport

Posted: Fri 1st Apr, 2022
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Author: Karin von Deylen
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Category: On farm health check of youngstock prior to sale/purchase including vaccination status

Test and evaluate vitality parameters before sale

Posted: Mon 15th Aug, 2022
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Author: Anna Lena Lindau
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Category: On farm health check of youngstock prior to sale/purchase including vaccination status

Vaccination of animals at French birthplace farm before import to Italy for fattening

Posted: Tue 26th Jul, 2022
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Author: alessandro mazzenga
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Category: On farm health check of youngstock prior to sale/purchase including vaccination status

Low Stress Stockmanship

Posted: Mon 28th Mar, 2022
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Author: Karin von Deylen
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Category: Training in animal welfare for operators/farmers (handlers, transporters and slaughterhouses) and stress-free drive systems during weighing and transport in beef cattle

Ultrasound images for the quantification and prediction of intramuscular fat in living beef cattle

Posted: Tue 26th Jul, 2022
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Author: alessandro mazzenga
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Category: Tools to evaluate the carcass and meat quality prior to and in the slaughterhouse 

Using a genetic Index for improving marbling and average daily gain

Posted: Mon 15th Aug, 2022
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Author: Anna Lena Lindau
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Category: Tools to evaluate the carcass and meat quality prior to and in the slaughterhouse 

Finishing cull dairy cows to improve carcass and meat quality

Posted: Tue 23rd Aug, 2022
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Author: Jakeline Romero
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Category: On-farm strategies to increase/improve marbling/tenderness/colour in beef meat 

The cool farm tool

Posted: Wed 20th Jul, 2022
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Author: Riet Desmet
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Category: Tools for calculating and improving environmental sustainability on beef cattle farms

Carbon calculator

Posted: Tue 26th Jul, 2022
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Author: Riet Desmet
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Category: Tools for calculating and improving environmental sustainability on beef cattle farms

Taking grass more into account in existing tools, and the benefits of grazing

Posted: Mon 29th Aug, 2022
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Author: Floriane PROST
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Category: Tools for calculating and improving environmental sustainability on beef cattle farms

Meatguide from Estionia

Posted: Thu 13th Oct, 2022
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Author: Riet Desmet
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Category: Tools for calculating and improving environmental sustainability on beef cattle farms

Biostimulants

Posted: Thu 25th Aug, 2022
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Author: Riet Desmet
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Category: Methods to enhance biodiversity on beef cattle farms without the need for large investment

Planting a hedge for bees

Posted: Mon 29th Aug, 2022
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Author: Floriane PROST
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Category: Methods to enhance biodiversity on beef cattle farms without the need for large investment

Dynamic rotating grazing in cattle breeding

Posted: Mon 29th Aug, 2022
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Author: Floriane PROST
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Category: Methods to enhance biodiversity on beef cattle farms without the need for large investment

Improvement of the performance of beef cattle through targeted breeding for meat performance (from Germany)

Light as a performance enhancer - Does beef farming need a light regime?

Mix and Match - Grouping Beef bulls affects social stress, respiratory disease and weight gain

Automatic fodderpushing for more productivity

Ceiling fans - Reduction of thermal stress for solid weight gain

Demonstration: Light as a performance enhancer - Does beef farming need a light regime? (Estonia, webinar)

Ventilation tubes for better air quality in old stables

Trimestrial benchmark tool for full production costs of batches of bulls and heifers by breed

Monitor of economic sustainability parameters

Diversification of marketing channels may reduce the risk and improve financial returns

Vaccination of cows against diarrhea in calves caused by Rota- and Coronavirus

Management of newborn calves with focus on supporting a strong immune system

Demonstration: Thoracic Squeeze in new-born calves with maladjustment syndrome (Portugal, webinar)

Goal-oriented feeding for a corresponding age at first calving

Artificial insemination in suckler herds

How to choose a bull for the herd?

Preventing digital dermatitis

Straw bedding for finisher bulls

Increased animal welfare for fattening bulls due to combination of different floors

Demonstration: Different floors for fattening (Poland)

Costs and benefits of rubber mats on concrete floors

Rubbermats on slats - the animal welfare version of slats?

The use of rubber coverings/mats on slats to improve animal welfare

Deep litter - a sensible compromise for fattening bulls?

Use of rubber mats on slatted floors

Early detection of hoof lesions and pain detection through a standardized scoring system

Infrared thermography for the diagnosis of lameness

Automatic individual weighing of animals (as frequently as they visit the water trough)

Monitoring ruminal temperature in young bulls

Demonstrations on automated weight in Belgium, Ireland and Poland

Automated individual data for improving feed efficiency in Mertolenga cattle

Automated measurement of temperature on cows’ hind legs

Forage intake in grazing cattle with an acoustic monitoring system

Demonstration: An automated weight system implemented in fattening farms Spain

Prediction of beef palatability using the Meat Standard Australia (MSA) system

Demonstration: The evolution of the genetic improvement of the Pirenaica breed - New possibilities

Data from slaughterhouses coming back to farmers.

Cover crops to decrease nutrient leaching

Biosensoric eartags

Space allowances for steers housed in concrete slatted floor sheds

Out-wintering pads for finishing beef cattle

Automated monitoring of coughs for early detection of respiratory disease in calves

Scale at the waterpoint

Weighing animals in the treatment box

Low-stress weaning with pass-through gates for calves

Using a sourcing and animal health protocol to reduce health and welfare issues on a bull beef fattening unit in Ireland.

Individual temperament evaluation in young bulls by an exit score from the squeeze chute

Research Innovation Demonstrated: Appeasing pheromones

Analogue of maternal appeasing pheromones in beef cattle

Methods to reduce calf mortality and ensure a calf every year from beef cows in Natura area, by advancing the calving season and vaccinating against rotavirus

Estrus detection in suckler cows using automated on-farm tools

Ovarian synchronization protocols to improve reproductive efficiency in beef heifers

Holistic Management and Carbon sequestration

Hedgerow systems

Promert - An example of shortening the distribution chain to get a fairer return

Red Clover Scheme

Usage of draff silage as source of protein for finisher bulls

Preconditioning – optimised preparation for a successful fattening

Preventive vaccination to avoid antibiotic treatments

Livestock certification to protect young animals from paratuberculosis

Livestock health program

‘Outdoor veal calf’ – A novel concept from Switzerland

Vaccination prior to transport

Test and evaluate vitality parameters before sale

Vaccination of animals at French birthplace farm before import to Italy for fattening

Low Stress Stockmanship

Ultrasound images for the quantification and prediction of intramuscular fat in living beef cattle

Using a genetic Index for improving marbling and average daily gain

Finishing cull dairy cows to improve carcass and meat quality

The cool farm tool

Carbon calculator

Taking grass more into account in existing tools, and the benefits of grazing

Meatguide from Estionia

Biostimulants

Planting a hedge for bees

Dynamic rotating grazing in cattle breeding