Shop Specials available this month include:

• Savage value on fluke & worm dosing

• Acorn Acomec pour-on available in 1lt, 2.5lt & 5lt

• Acomec 500ml injection only €35euro

• Bimectin Plus 500ml injection (fluke/worms) at €125euro.

• 20 space galv. ring feeder €1666euro (vat incl.)

• 8ft double galv. cattle trough €145euro (vat incl.)

• Now stocking a large selection of treated larch stakes.

Beat the threat of pneumonia with Pulmosure!

Pulmosure is a new cost-effective support for animals in the fight against pneumonia, for use in a preventative manner. It is a new and clever way of dealing with the problem and has no withdrawal period.

• It works via an anti-bacterial effect.
• Stimulates specific immunity, supports a specific immune response.
• Facilitates easier breathing.
• Increases mucous production and therefore the removal of harmful pneumonia causing bacteria.

It comes in a 7kg bucket, which will treat 28 by 200kg weanlings for 10 days.
Dosage rate is 12.5grams per 100kg of bodyweight.
It is an extremely palatable powder which can be either mixed with meal or dusted on top of the feed.
Available from all our branches and now included in
Super Weanling Crunch + Lung Boost.
Feeding levels of 1kg per 100kg of liveweight per head per day for 10-14 days.

Traditionally grain was kept on farm and used, but farmers quickly became aware that it wasn’t worth the hassle, and the facilities were far from perfect, so they delivered it to their local mill where the mill had invested money in grain storage and processing.

Now we are been advised to retain the grain at home and crimp or urea treat it, so let’s look at the real figures.

The following outlines the various methods and costs associated with making 1 tonne of barley available to the ruminant animal and includes storage for 20 weeks.

Where is the saving in keeping your own grain?

The next figure offers even bigger savings!