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’.