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Livestock
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.
12 February 2020
Calving difficulty causes and management techniques to overcome these issues
25 March 2019
In the latest blog, Heather Freeguard, an intern in the Pork team, tells us what she's been working on recently.
2 April 2019
Join AHDB Beef and Lamb and AHDB’s Siwan Howatson, for a webinar on the basic principles of making high-quality grass silage. Grass is the most important, yet often overlooked, resource for livestock production. Well-managed grassland provides the most economic feed throughout the year, either as grazing or conserved forage.
23 January 2023
Learn how to give your bull an essential MOT with this handy leaflet. Remember the 5 T's - toes, testicles, tone, treat, test
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
25 October 2023
Review and develop your herds breeding plan.
15 March 2019
Many in the sheep industry are talking about consistency. Returns can be improved by delivering a product that fits the needs of the customer. This means deciding which market to target, researching it and making breeding, feeding and production decisions with those market requirements in mind.
24 November 2023
Achieving better returns from a suckler herd depends on increasing the number of calves weaned from the cows and heifers that are mated.
2 May 2019
This practical event, run by AHDB & MLC Services Ltd, allows you to handle live animals and make your assessment of fat cover and conformation using the EUROP grid. You will then see the same animals on the hook in the chillers and the actual classification so you can compare the assessments made whilst the animals were alive.
24 April 2019
This practical event, run by AHDB & MLC Services Ltd, allows you to handle live animals and make your assessment of fat cover and conformation using the EUROP grid. You will then see the same animals on the hook in the chillers and the actual classification so you can compare the assessments made whilst the animals were alive.