Health

28 February 2019

Fosseway Pig Discussion Group: Hear from Ian Gillies of Rattlerow Farms

11 March 2020

Lancashire Pig Discussion Group: AHDB health and welfare update

4 January 2019

Guidance about using alternative treatments from our Healthy Feet Programme to manage lameness and reduce antibiotic use in your herd.

18 December 2018

Managing feed for herd health, fertility and productivity will be the focus of an upcoming AHDB Dairy workshop held on 17 January.

13 December 2018

Antibiotic usage has never been a more important topic than it is today, which makes the findings of an AHDB Pork-sponsored Nuffield Farming Scholarship of great interest and importance to the agricultural sector.

29 November 2018

Mastitis is an inflammation of the mammary gland, usually caused by bacterial infection. It can present as subclinical infection or clinical disease, which can be acute (sudden, short-term) or chronic (long-term).

19 November 2018

This farm case study demonstrates the importance of sampling water on farm and the benefits that can be observed by carrying out a deep clean through shock dosing.

16 November 2018

The number of vaccines used on dairy and beef cattle is on the rise, according to a report published by AHDB.

16 November 2018

A report on the number cattle vaccines sold in the UK between 2011 and 2017 - split by disease: BVD, IBR, Leptospirosis, calf enteritis and Pneumonia

18 July 2022

Mastitis can result in loss of udder function, reduced milk yield and quality, and premature culling or death. Estimates suggest that it costs the UK sheep industry more than £120 million per year. This publication gives sheep farmers a detailed overview of the disease and how to treat it

5 November 2018

This factsheet provides guidance on the assessment of water quality for pigs

5 November 2018

This factsheet explains how the mineral content of water can affect pig health and unit infrastructure

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