AF colleagues from the livestock and membership team will be joining AF Member Major Farming for an open day. Major Farming is one of five dairy farms which MSD has been collaborating with across Great Britain over the last two years to showcase best practice in their approach to Animal Health and the adoption of Technology.
Visitors will have the opportunity to gain an insight into each of MSD’s Ruminant Business Units product areas: Biopharma, Monitoring and Animal Identification (including EID) and how working in conjunction with their vets how this has helped improve the herd’s performance and the farm teams workload:
• Gain practical insights from the team at Major Farming, who manage every aspect of the business together
• Explore a modern, future-focused farm with focus on optimal performance in dairy cows and youngstock
• Learn how monitoring behaviour, and vaccine protocols for known pathogens, are driving performance, production and longevity
• Take inspiration from outstanding youngstock rearing, with exceptionally low mortality rates
• Understand how this block calving dairy farm is surpassing industry standards
• Network with fellow farmers and industry professionals in a relaxed, informative setting
