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Livestock
18 November 2020
The pig industry has reduced its use of antibiotics, with latest figures showing a 5% fall in the first half of the year.
17 November 2020
The final report from the Sheep Health and Welfare Group (SHAWG) provides a wide ranging summary of facts and figures relating to the UK sheep industry. The report aims to encourage the identification and collection of additional data, particularly in relation to sheep industry priorities identified by SHAWG.
18 September 2024
Dan Burdett reduced his autumn calving block from 12 weeks to six weeks
27 November 2020
James and Wallace Hendrie share their ambitions as they become Scotland's second Strategic Dairy Farm
12 November 2020
The fifth Sheep Health and Welfare Group conference is taking place this year on Tuesday 24 November 2020, and will be the first time the conference has been held online.
12 November 2020
This webinar is a four-part series with Adrian Cox and Christina Huelsmann-Diamond from Farm Vets, focusing on the different stages of pork production.
10 November 2020
AHDB's Pork Strategy Director shares her view on the latest Mix Up Midweek Pulled Pork Campaign, aimed to increase the consumer demand for pork shoulder.
6 November 2020
This webinar is a four-part series with Adrian Cox from Farm Vets, focusing on the different stages of pork production. It’s designed to refresh or provide new entrants with an overview of the breeding process in pork production.
12 July 2024
November 2020: Find out how coronavirus has presented opportunities to help us understand how we could better prepare for disease outbreaks future
3 November 2020
The webinar discussed how Neil is working towards making data driven decisions and looking at the practicalities of collecting on-farm commercial data including: - Losses at lambing - Lameness incidence in sheep - Weights - Faecal egg counts
3 November 2020
The webinar included a range of topics including: Moving to a Highlander flock Establishment and grazing of reseeds and herbal leys Iodine deficiency Building resilience into the system The role of cattle at Rawfoot
2 December 2021
By making small alterations to calf housing, farmer Marc Evans has seen reduced pneumonia cases and improved health across his youngstock.