Livestock
15 November 2022
Gloucester pig club: find out how a high-health, nucleus pig herd keeps disease out
28 November 2022
Oxford pig club: find out how a high-health, nucleus pig herd keeps disease out
5 December 2022
Salisbury pig club: find out how a high-health, nucleus pig herd keeps disease out
27 October 2022
The amount of methane produced per kilogramme of lamb sold is an important consideration for farmers and supply chains looking to reduce their environmental footprint.
2 July 2025
Liver fluke (Fasciola hepatica) can have a devastating effect on the health and welfare of grazing livestock. Historically, control has relied heavily on the routine blanket use of flukicide treatments. This manual outlines good practice and sustainable control of liver fluke to protect livestock.
8 September 2022
Preventative vaccination, management and good hygiene, is helping Tom Voizey reduce antibiotic use.
12 July 2024
September 2022: In response to the heightened risk that ASF poses to the UK, Defra has announced new legislation regarding the import of pork meat into the UK.
4 October 2022
The lamb supply chain begins on farm and ends on the consumer’s plate, but the way for sheep producers to maximise returns from their lamb crop is to produce and sell what their buyers really want .
22 August 2022
Farmers and geneticists are united in the aim to reduce the size of Holstein cows
11 April 2025
Fertility trumps carcase traits in search for profit in suckler beef herds
16 December 2022
Understand the differences between CCIR and the Pig Health Scheme and learn how you can use them to optimise the health and welfare of your pigs.
28 February 2025
Red Tractor members need to have completed online welfare training by 31 August 2022. Until this date, or until 8,000 people register, the cost of the training (£10) is being waived.
