animal health

The impact of lameness is well-known, but vet Will Gratwick says in order to get a grip on the issue, there needs to be dialogue between the farmer, foot trimmer and vet.

Farmers have made significant improvements in dairy herd fertility, production and somatic cell counts (SCC) according to NMR's latest Key Performance Indicator (KPI) report

This week's letters from FG readers

A five-year, industry-led project's findings has shown the importance of proactive animal health planning on Welsh farms

A new research project being run by the University of Nottingham could help poultry keepers predict or get early warning of disease outbreaks

Research carried out at the University of Liverpool has highlighted the importance of sole thickness in the prevention of sole lesions, says Prof George Oikonomou

Investing £30,000 in starling-proofing cattle housing is a major outlay for a Welsh dairy farming business, but it calculates a payback period of just two months in feed savings alone

A social science research project launched earlier this year has identified five key themes outlining the main challenges farmers and vets face when controlling Johne’s disease on-farm

The latest research is furthering our understanding of milk composition, allowing milk replacers to be formulated to ensure even more effective calf rearing

Farmers are being encouraged to test for Q fever if they are experiencing a range of fertility issues in their dairy herds