Content related to the topic: health

20 April 2021

Implementing selective dry cow therapy

Learn why implementing a selective approach to antibiotic dry cow therapy (SDCT) is important for your herd.

18 December 2024

HealthyCow index

Enables farmers to find bulls that breed healthier cows that can stay in the herd for longer

7 December 2021

We Eat Balanced drives positive rethink of red meat and dairy for consumers

Consumers are rethinking their attitudes towards red meat and dairy produced in Britain as the result of AHDB’s ground-breaking We Eat Balanced campaign launched earlier this year

22 March 2021

New rams and farms sought as RamCompare Phase III funding announced

After the initial five years of research, funding has now been confirmed for RamCompare t continue into the third phase

25 March 2025

Driving performance over a lifetime

Joe Carter's Holstein herd achieves an impressive daily lifetime yield of 20.4 litres.

10 March 2021

Reducing mastitis during the dry period

Exploring the source of mastitis identified an issue with the dry cow environment and highlighted potential improvements

12 March 2021

Dairy cows: Managing mastitis in heifers

Find out how to manage mastitis infections in heifers by optimising management and husbandry.

12 March 2021

Dairy cows: Preventing mastitis in heifers 

Find out how to prevent mastitis infections in heifers through environment management and optimised husbandry. 

12 March 2021

Dairy cows: Treating mastitis in heifers 

Find out how to treat mastitis in heifers, including what treatments to avoid. 

12 March 2021

Dairy cows: Reducing the risk of mastitis in heifers

Find out how to treat and manage mastitis in heifers, as well as how to optimise your heifer management and prevent environmental infection.

12 March 2021

Dairy cows: Clinical and subclinical mastitis in heifers 

Learn what to look out for when identifying and monitoring mastitis in your heifers. 

5 February 2026

Dairy cows: Mastitis pathogens in heifers

Find out about the disease-causing bacteria that lead to mastitis in heifers. 