Not all poultry farmers maximise the full potential of their birds. This applies equally to laying hen farmers and broiler farmers on the African continent. For a good performance during the production period, the house has to ... More

Rearing calves into heifers is a major investment in terms of money and labour. Your dual aims are to turn your heifer into a strong, productive dairy cow and to use labour, housing and feed efficiently. If you achieve these ai... More

Broilers are fast growing animals that need constant care. There is no time for correcting mistakes; mistakes mean high costs. The prevention of mistakes is therefore crucial. Proper management starts with recognising signals i... More

The Cow Signals Checkbook is a collection of 50 checklists, score cards and instruction cards designed to help dairy farmers manage their day-to-day operations. These cards cover all aspects of cow husbandry. This Checkbook is... More

The Cow Signals Checkbook is a collection of 50 checklists, score cards and instruction cards designed to help dairy farmers manage their day-to-day operations. These cards cover all aspects of cow husbandry. This Checkbook is... More

Dutch vet and cow enthusiast Jan Hulsen has drawn on his expertise and wide experience to write Cow Signals: a richly illustrated farmer’s guide on how to interpret the behaviour, posture and physical characteristics of groups ... More

With a structured approach, a dairy farm can achieve and maintain first rate udder health. Udder Health - Large herd contains the building blocks for optimal organisation of housing, care and management. Its practical text, cle... More

Rearing calves into heifers is a major investment in terms of money and labour. Your dual aims are to turn your heifer into a strong, productive dairy cow and to use labour, housing and feed efficiently. If you achieve these ai... More

Proper management starts with recognising signals in practice. For poultry-keepers, this means being alert when in the hen house, watching and listening to the animals, and paying attention to their behaviour as a group as well... More

Rearing calves into heifers is a major investment in terms of money and labour. Your dual aims are to turn your heifer into a strong, productive dairy cow and to use labour, housing and feed efficiently. If you achieve these ai... More

Not all poultry farmers maximise the full potential of their birds. This applies equally to laying hen farmers and broiler farmers on the African continent. For a good performance during the production period, the house has to ... More

Gras is de beste bodemverbeteraar die er is, maar dan moet het wel goed groeien.   Steek je kop niet in het zand, maar kijk wel vaker onder de graszode. De grasproductie van eigen land is sterk bepalend voor het bedrijfsren... More

‘The first practical economical guidebook for dairy farmers. With a low dry matter content.’‘If you can’t measure it, you can’t manage it.’ The dairy farm’s economy is more important than ever. A successful dairy farmer is in c... More

Feeding Signals answers the four practical questions that every dairy farmer and worker on every dairy farm asks:1. What should I feed and how much?2. What is the best way to make sure every animal gets the right ration?3. How ... More

Proper management starts with recognising signals in practice. For poultry-keepers, this means being alert when in the hen house, watching and listening to the animals, and paying attention to their behaviour as a group as well... More

Rearing calves into heifers is a major investment in terms of money and labour. Your dual aims are to turn your heifer into a strong, productive dairy cow and to use labour, housing and feed efficiently. If you achieve these ai... More

Broilers are fast growing animals that need constant care. There is no time for correcting mistakes; mistakes mean high costs. The prevention of mistakes is therefore crucial. Proper management starts with recognising signals i... More

A special edition of Cow Signals, translated and adapeted for Indonesia. Cows send out useful information every moment of the day. You just need to know how to read the signals.’ Cows send out signals continuously about thei... More

Dairy matters - Inspiring stories on dairy development in Kenya -Eighteen case studies from SNV's Kenya Market-led Dairy Programme The Kenya Market-led Dairy Programme (KMDP) is being implemented by SNV and partners in Kenya. ... More

Dry period, special needs cows and treatments brings together all the practical information about the most important period in the cow’s lactation cycle, the group of cows that require most attention and the jobs that have the ... More

Getting cows in calf may seem easy enough but fertility is a problem for many farming businesses. Important issues include nutrition and the health of the cows with respect to calving and the first month of lactation. Dealing p... More

Cows send out signals continuously about their health, well-being, nutrition, and production. The challenge for the dairy farmer is how to interpret these signals and use them. Dutch vet and cow enthusiast Jan Hulsen has drawn ... More

‘Cow Signals Advanced’ contains 96 pages full of knowledge about dairy farming. Aimed and advisors, students and managers of dairy farms in East Africa. Cows send out signals continuously about their health, well-being, nutrit... More

Getting cows in calf may seem easy enough but fertility is a problem for many farming businesses. Important issues include nutrition and the health of the cows with respect to calving and the first month of lactation. Dealing p... More

Getting cows in calf may seem easy enough but fertility is a problem for many farming businesses. Important issues include nutrition and the health of the cows with respect to calving and the first month of lactation. Dealing p... More