2 July 2025

Using medicines responsibly

Medicines are used to treat disease in people and in animals. It is important to use medicines appropriately when animals are sick to protect their welfare and restore them to health. The aim is to use as little as possible, but it is also important to use as much as is necessary to prevent unnecessary suffering and maintain animal welfare

28 February 2025

Deadline for UK Pig Industry Welfare Training approaching

Red Tractor members need to have completed online welfare training by 31 August 2022. Until this date, or until 8,000 people register, the cost of the training (£10) is being waived.

6 October 2023

Youngstock housing – Design questions to consider

Taking the time to understand your needs in the planning process of your youngstock housing will help make sure that the design chosen is right for your system. To help work through the design process, consider the eight questions below.

2 January 2025

Getting the most out of welfare training

Find out about the moving and handling training and what it means for you, as well as how you can keep track of your training via PigPro – your online training record.

14 December 2023

Shape the future of dairy

Find out how to have your say on the future of the dairy industry.

19 August 2025

Blog: Welfare outcomes set us apart from other countries

Good animal health and welfare are vital for each and every animal on our farms and, as a vet, improving animal health and welfare is my passion.

1 October 2025

UK Pig Industry Welfare Training platform

Access the UK Pig Industry Welfare Training platform

26 August 2021

Maternal Matters: hygiene when calving heifers

When it comes to calving, cleanliness is paramount.

30 December 2024

UK pig industry welfare training platform launched

A new welfare training platform has been developed in collaboration with Red Tractor, the National Pig Association, the Pig Veterinary Society, the Pig Health and Welfare Council and pig producers.

28 April 2025

Maternal Matters: calving heifers

Learn how to make calving as successful as possible.

4 January 2022

What really causes footrot in sheep (PhD)

What really causes footrot in sheep - a national cohort study of the microbial diversity of Dichelobacter nodosus in sheep in sickness and in health

14 January 2022

Identifying and exploiting the molecular basis of resistance to gastrointestinal parasites (PhD)

Brown Stomach worm is the most common species of nematode parasite that infects sheep in the UK

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