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Livestock
18 February 2020
Guidance about the standard operating procedure for foot trimming to reduce the spread of digital dermatitis.
17 February 2026
Nutrient management can often be forgotten on beef and sheep farms, yet there is considerable scope to reduce costs and improve output through the use of home-produced and bought-in nutrients. All crops need a good nutrient supply from the soil to grow and thrive. This updated manual looks at how feeding grass and forage crops properly with manufactured fertilisers or slurries and manures can boost growth.
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.
3 December 2018
Pig producers are invited to enter their innovative ideas and examples of on-farm best practice into the EU PiG Grand Prix.
3 December 2018
A total of £1.3 million will be reinvested in the beef and lamb and pork sectors after the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) sold its carcase classification arm.
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).
14 December 2023
New joint project important step towards sustainability framework for British beef and lamb
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.
23 April 2025
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