Content related to the sectors: dairy

5 November 2026

Meet the team − Dairy

Details of our dairy team including Knowledge Exchance, Research, Market Intelligence and Market Development.

11 February 2022

Your dairy levy at work: Working with you

Knowledge exchange activities funded by your dairy levy

11 February 2022

Your dairy levy at work: Animal health, genetics and the environment

Animal health, genetics and environmental activities funded by your dairy levy

17 March 2025

Dairy: Environment

Environmental activities funded by your dairy levy.

5 February 2026

Controlling cryptosporidiosis in dairy calves

Find out how to identify, diagnose and control cryptosporidiosis in dairy calves.

20 March 2026

Disease management in dairy calves

Only healthy calves grow well and get in-calf on time. Find out which are the most common diseases affecting the rearing period and what to do about them.

27 August 2026

Calves in hot weather

Helping calves cope in hot weather

27 August 2026

Calves in cold weather 

In cold weather, calves use more energy to keep warm. This energy is directed away from growth and the immune system, which affects growth rates.

27 August 2026

Managing dairy calves according to weather

Find out more about a calf’s ideal temperature range and how this affects feeding and management.

6 February 2026

Colostrum management for dairy calves

Learn how to feed, collect and test colostrum.

18 February 2021

Improving dairy cow defences to environmental mastitis in lactation

In addition to minimising the challenge of infection from the environment, improving the cow’s natural defences will play a part in mastitis control.

18 February 2021

Reducing the risk of environmental mastitis in dairy cows during milking

Environmental mastitis is usually the result of infections picked up outside the milking parlour, but infections can be spread during milking.