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15 June 2022
Here are some practical steps you can take to minimise heat stress in outdoor pigs
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9 June 2023
Stress from overheating can have a serious effect on your indoor herds, leading to reduced fertility, poor growth rates and even death. Find out what you can do to minimize the risk.
23 June 2022
Find out how to identify heat stress and what you can do to minimise the risk.
3 August 2021
Love Lamb Week (LLW) is celebrating its seventh year with a focus on the sustainability of lamb production in the UK.
29 April 2024
Tom Forshaw looks at the contentious issue of food standards in future trade deals and why media attention might be focusing on the wrong things.
16 July 2021
This report from the Pig Health and Welfare Council (PHWC) recounts the activities of the council during 2019 and 2020.
5 July 2021
Our feeding for efficiency webinar is ideal for anyone looking to improve their technical knowledge on feeding traditional small-scale pig breeds.
28 June 2021
Farm vet Robert Smith demonstrates the key principles you need to adhere to when administering anthelmintic wormers to livestock.
22 June 2021
Ram breeding provides the genetics to increase the productivity of your customer’s flock. Performance recording means you can select and market the sheep with the most profitable genetics. Recording crossbred rams uses the same process as a pedigree flock, but you should consider hybrid vigour, ram and progeny uniformity and comparison of sheep.
15 June 2021
Tim Downes, alongside vet Nathan Loewenstein and dairy building expert Ian Ohnstad explore how to make the most from your buildings at calving.
20 October 2023
Learn about some of the best suppliers of pig herd management software and understand how you can benefit from managing your pig herd more efficiently and effectively.
29 July 2021
Chris has made improvements in his soil health and has also worked hard over the last two years to improve how he manages his ewe lambs