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Updated dry conditions guide from M&WNZ

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Updated dry conditions guide from M&WNZ

Meat & Wool New Zealand has drawn up a quick checklist summarising the most important farm management and animal welfare advice and highlighting social stress factors to watch for. Download a PDF version of the document (65 kb) from M&WNZ or freephone 0800 696 328 to get a hard copy sent to you. These include business management decisions where early action in recording and planning are important. Farm management decisions using feed budgeting, destocking, good market information(www.agridata.co.nz) and feeding priorities are highlighted as best practices under difficult circumstances. Animal welfare responsibilities and human factors such as coping with stress are also covered in ths check list.

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