Low dry cow condition scores risk production loss
20/01/2025
Analysis of TMS data from 361,000 cow records has shown that low body condition score for dry cows has the potential to reduce milk yield at first recording.
Low dry cow condition scores risk production loss
20/01/2025
Analysis of TMS data from 361,000 cow records has shown that low body condition score for dry cows has the potential to reduce milk yield at first recording.
Harvest 2024 - final report
20/11/2024
With harvest over, samples in the Premier Nutrition survey have been analysed and ground is now drilled for the year ahead. We can now share this report on the 2024 GB harvest for wheat and barley with relative feed value for use in poultry and pigs.
Ergot contamination in cereals
21/08/2024
With harvest underway, there are increased incidences of ergot present in cereals. This guide will give some background to what ergot is, symptoms of ergotism and practical options.
Turkey Science & Production Conference Round-Up
20/06/2024
If you didn't get to the recent Turkey Science & Production conference, then this handy summary by our poultry nutritionist, Lottie Farrow, will help to keep you up to date.
Can amino acid supplementation support horses prone to laminitis?
22/04/2024
With spring just around the corner, many horse owners will be starting to worry about their horses developing laminitis. In this article, we've summarised a recent research paper and investigated how the findings can be used to support insulin dysregulated horses at risk of developing laminitis.
Evaluating soya alternatives for practical use in diets
27/03/2024
Criticism of soya bean meal in poultry diets remains high because of its many negative impacts. Here, poultry nutritionist Lottie Farrow looks at formulating using practical alternatives, their benefits and limitations for poultry diets.
Supply Chain Show & Tell Event
26/02/2024
This week we hosted a Show & Tell event where our Supply Chain Team were able to showcase the huge successes they’ve achieved as part of our Everyday Excellence programme. Over 60 internal colleagues and guests from AB Agri were blown away by what’s been accomplished. Fab work team, fantastic presentations and a hugely motivating day. See our video here.
Livestock & equine nutrition – what can we learn from each other?
24/01/2024
After 16 years working predominately with pigs, Kayleigh Manthorpe has made the switch to equine nutrition. There's a huge amount of cross over and things that can be learnt from each other to enable advances in nutrition within our species of choice.
Harvest 2023 final report
21/11/2023
Despite some changeable weather, the 2023 harvest was all wrapped up by the around the last week of September. All samples are now analysed and here's our report for wheat and barley for their relative feed value and use in poultry rations.