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Beef Cattle Husbandry: Reducing stress before slaughter

Agriculture, farming, husbandry, beef production, meat quality, pre-slaughter preparation, pH, pratical advice By Dr Clive Dalton Importance of meat quality With such a high emphasis on ‘Quality’ in export markets, it’s vital that farmers recognise this in the paddock because this is where Quality starts. Stock that are stressed before slaughter will have high pH … Read more

Wool – has it a future? Prince Charles to the rescue!

By Dr Clive Dalton ‘Farmer Prince Charles’ and ‘Farmer King George III’ Prince Charles was once reported as saying that King George III (‘Farmer George’) was a favourite ancestor and he had done a lot of research on him. George III was famous for promoting English textile prosperity by bringing in superfine Spanish Merinos (by … Read more