Livestock
12 September 2023
A brand-new number one bull headlines the daughter-proven Holstein sire list, published this week.
12 September 2023
The new number one daughter-proven Holstein is Westcoast Guarantee, with a Profitable Lifetime Index (£PLI) of £737
12 September 2023
Westcoast Guarantee holds on to the number one position in the Profitable Lifetime Index rankings, with a PLI of £697
6 August 2020
For those who are unaware of ‘slurry cooling’, this is the perfect step-by-step guide to demonstrate how slurry cooling works. This animation shows a number of proven options available to help you reduce ammonia emissions and comply with forthcoming compliance targets for environmental permitting.
7 March 2023
The Digital Dermatitis Index is published on a scale from -2 to +2 and expressed as a percentage.
22 July 2020
Join AHDB and Dr Luppo Diepenbroek, Independent consultant, for a webinar on outwintering cattle.
20 July 2020
Join AHDB as we discuss the topic of farrowing for small-scale producers, and provide an update from the BPA on African swine fever.
19 March 2025
The biggest and most important single cost for pig producers is feed. Use this information to help mitigate feed price volatility.
10 July 2020
Owen Atkinson from Dairy Veterinary Consultancy Ltd & Dave Gilbert from Dairy Insight share the non-negotiables when it comes to fertility.
10 July 2020
Strategic Dairy Farm: Mastitis expert Dr James Breen joins Hillhead of Covington's Willie Baillie for a review of their last nine months activities
7 July 2020
Guest speaker Lysan Eppink joins us from Boehringer-Ingelheim, to present a guide to safe use and efficient storage of vaccines and medicines on farm.
30 January 2025
There are quite a few different treatments and protocols for treating lame sheep. If you haven’t already, talk to your vet about creating a plan of action to devise the most appropriate treatments tailored for your flock’s disease problems and circumstances
