Livestock

6 August 2025

Optimising nutrition in dairy cow diets.

1 June 2022

Key aspects of gilt management for longevity and performance

16 April 2020

Investigating new systems which will make beef cattle more efficient to produce, less damaging to the environment and yet still more cost-effective for farmers

17 April 2020

Since attending a series of AHDB Dairy Calf to Calving (C2C) events, Dorset farmers Andrew Wallis and Tony White have implemented changes that have helped boost heifer growth rates and reduce age at first calving.

17 April 2020

Preventing Digital Dermatitis (DD) infection pre-calving and minimising body condition score loss post-calving are a must to ensure optimum foot health in an animal’s first lactation and beyond.

17 April 2020

Dairy farmers can now access an updated, online version of AHDB Dairy’s Heifer Rearing Cost Calculator to work out how much it is costing to rear heifers on their specific farm.

17 April 2020

Using MAM for success in heifer rearing

17 April 2020

Is all-year-round calving really the best option?

17 April 2020

Weighing heifers vital as grass quality takes toll

6 January 2021

Disinfection and hot washing crucial to prevent Crypto spread from calf jackets.

10 January 2024

The options to reduce milk production and manage operating costs

20 April 2020

Cut your rearing costs with calf to calving.

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