Livestock

19 March 2025

Cooling slurry in storage is not only better for the environment, it's better from an economic perspective, too. Find out more about slurry cooling and how you can implement it.

18 December 2023

A flowchart on how to assess body condition score in dairy cattle, using the Penn State assessment method. Use the step-by-step guide to work out the body condition score of individual cows, using the coloured step markers, images and detailed steps to guide you.

18 December 2023

A pad to allow you to record body condition score at different times during the lactation

23 December 2020

Guidance on how to manage small piglets

13 August 2020

Guidance on weaning, including creep feeding and small pig management

24 June 2021

Information about the importance of colostrum for piglets

17 September 2020

Guidance on monitoring farrowing and piglet behaviour

23 December 2020

Guidance on indoor piglet management

17 September 2020

Creep areas provide the right environment for piglets and training them to use this area will give them a good start in life.

8 July 2025

Bovine viral diarrhoea (BVD) is a highly contagious viral disease of cattle. It is one of the biggest disease issues facing the UK cattle industry.

8 July 2020

Glossary of common terms used in pig nutrition

13 August 2020

Use this information to find how why and how to skip-a-heat to avoid a second litter performance drop.

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