Livestock

A flush of grass growth in September after recent rainfall has helped boost production

A new test for malignant catarrhal fever (MCF) is now available from the Agri-food and biosciences Institute

White eggs currently account for only 10% of sales but Morrisons says a white egg is a more ‘environmentally friendly egg’ than traditional brown

Growth rate monitoring is the cornerstone of a beef finishing system run by Dylan Jones and his family in Menai Bridge, Wales

Nine cases of the virus have been detected outside the zone in Cheshire, Shropshire, Somerset, Cumbria, Anglesey, Gwynedd, Cornwall and North Yorkshire

A focus on the careful sourcing of calves, while working closely with the farm vet has helped the Wilkinson family adopt a preventative approach to their calf rearing system

Boreland Farm, near Kirkcowan, in southwest Scotland, has been run by the McCornick family for almost 100 years, but in the last 20, the livestock system has undergone a significant transformation

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month

This year's seminars at The Dairy Show helped guide farmers through the topic of recruitment, sharing tips for retaining and dismissing staff successfully to help their businesses progress

Navel infections are a common issue in calves and globally 25-30% will have a navel infection early in life