Dairy
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Latest Dairy News
14 February 2019
More than 120 primary and secondary teachers were given food for thought at the first national conference to enhance teacher knowledge about farming, cooking and nutrition.
7 February 2019
Britain’s love for Cheddar still continues to dominate the cheese market, but continental cheese is getting a boost and consumers don’t need to go far to satisfy their taste for the exotic.
Dairy Improvement Programme - Wales
Prioritising herd health planning and monitoring through our HerdAdvance initiative as well as expanding AHDB’s strategic farm initiative in Wales.
Find out more about the Dairy Improvement Programme
An overview of the requirements for dairy housing and the range of available systems.
A guide to example building layouts straw yards, two and three row cubicles systems, calf and youngstock buildings.
An overview of building construction and design including costs, building types and adapting existing buildings.
A guide to ventilation for dairy cows buildings covering outlet and inlet ventilation and roof designs.
A guide to cubicle design, bedding, numbers required and layout.
Advice about calf housing, automatic calf feeders, building drainage, ventilation, bedding materials and cubicle design.
An overview of housing systems including cubicles and straw yards.
A report analysing dairy business performance including costs, milk prices and margins as well as GB cost of production against other countries worldwide and productivity compared with European farms.
A summary of recent research projects on health, welfare and nutrition and on soils, forge and grassland completed following two five-year research partnerships with leading universities and research institutes.
A factsheet about the two methods commonly used to test colostrum and how to interpret results.
A score card explaining why it is important to review the herd's cleanliness together with pictorial examples.
A leaflet providing advice about hair loss and lesion scoring for dairy herds, along with pictorial examples.
A leaflet about scoring a herd for swellings, along with pictorial examples.
This factsheet outlines the key areas to consider when purchasing calf jackets as well as guidance about their effective use.
A factsheet explaing how to calculate the dry matter of silage.
A factsheet explaining the differences in ingredients, manufacturing and nutritional quality of calf milk replacers.
A guide to assessing daily cow feed requirements, formulating diets and monitoring performance.
A blank form for farmers to record the mobility scores of their herd.
A pad to record body condition scores and should be used in conjunction with the corresponding factsheet.
An overview of The GB Dairy Cattle Welfare Strategy including priority areas and initiatives.