Content related to the sectors: dairy

29 April 2026

Scoring hair loss and lesions

Discover how to score hair loss and lesions in dairy cows to assess comfort, housing and management.

22 May 2018

Cleanliness scorecard

A score card explaining why it is important to review the herd's cleanliness together with pictorial examples.

22 May 2018

Research into Practice Booklet

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.

22 January 2019

Dairy research booklet

This booklet includes information on our research programme as well as related products and services to to ensure have access to the most up to date advice possible.

9 August 2018

Delivering a more competitive industry through optimal dairy systems

A paper setting out the context and brackground to Optimal Dairy Systems looking at the merits of all year round and block calving systems, the impact on the supply chain and key performance indicators.

22 May 2018

Evidence Report GB Dairy Herd Performance 2015/16

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.

12 June 2026

Dairy housing cubicles: Layout and dimensions

A guide to cubicle design, numbers required and layout.

22 May 2018

Dairy housing ventilation

A guide to ventilation for dairy cows buildings covering outlet and inlet ventilation and roof designs.

22 May 2018

Dairy housing - building construction and design

An overview of building construction and design including costs, building types and adapting existing buildings.

22 May 2018

Dairy housing - example building design layouts

A guide to example building layouts straw yards, two and three row cubicles systems, calf and youngstock buildings.

22 May 2018

Requirements for dairy housing

An overview of the requirements for dairy housing and the range of available systems.

13 November 2023

Research and knowledge exchange

AHDB is the major funder of applied agricultural and horticultural research