Health

30 April 2019

Farmer William Baillie shares his experience of the dairy strategic farm programme

30 April 2019

AHDB is now recruiting an additional person to work with Scottish dairy farmers, after the Scottish Dairy Hub officially moved to NFUS in February.

30 January 2020

Poor water quality can negatively affect pig health. To dislodge biofilm and disinfect water systems, a shock treatment with a high concentration of a suitable chemical is recommended.

27 March 2019

The latest data from the Real Welfare scheme shows that the vast majority of pig farms are either addressing welfare issues or already have them under control.

25 March 2019

In the latest blog, Heather Freeguard, an intern in the Pork team, tells us what she's been working on recently.

18 March 2019

In the first four years of the Real Welfare Scheme, over 8 million pigs were individually assessed by specially trained vets to provide a credible, benchmarked level of welfare at both an industry and an individual farm level. This report summarises the findings from the first four years.

18 March 2019

A practical approach to delivering clean water to your pigs

26 February 2020

The Healthy Feet Programme has been developed to help you reduce the number of lame cows on your farm by identifying and applying the right solutions.

19 January 2024

Being familiar with the three stages of calving will enable you to provide the optimum conditions for the cow to calf

31 October 2019

Feeding to optimise body condition during pregnancy and the production cycle is closely related to calving ease and the health of the cow and calf

4 March 2019

What should pig producers consider when choosing acids to clean water systems.

1 March 2019

Internationally recognised dairy farmers Lloyd and Daphne Holterman will be visiting the UK in March for a series of meetings where they will outline the ‘five non-negotiables of managing the modern dairy cow’.

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