Content related to the topic: livestock

Identifying the pattern of mastitis on your farm allows control measures to be focused on where they will be most effective.

From analysis of data comes understanding and from understanding comes effective action.

Find out how monitoring somatic cell counts (SCCs) can help us to identify mastitis.

Monitoring all routes of mastitis on your farm is a must, with accurate and consistent record keeping being needed to successfully do this.

Monitoring and recording mastitis in cows

To redress outdated figures, we have a large project underway to measure the ammonia emissions from different pig buildings in the UK

The key considerations for drying off cows early such as housing space, group management and nutrition

Our guidance to help you maximise and find alternative sources of income as well as dealing with advisors.

Our calculators and resources willhelp you balance costs and milk production to plan for the long-term.

We look at options to cut production so you can make informed decisions.

Fourth-year results of the RamCompare project reveal how sires with key breeding traits can drive productivity and optimal new sire purchases.

David Merrett from Oldbury Farm, Gloucestershire, discusses why he decided to start cut and carry and the impacts this has had on his farm.