Dairy veterinary adviser at MSD Animal Health, Steph Small, explains the value of creating and regularly reviewing a proactive herd health strategy with vet support
Having enough storage is the all important starting point when it comes making best use of slurries and farmyard manures
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
The growing gap between dairy farmers and society was one of the topics discussed at the recent LifeStart Calf Symposium organized by Trouw Nutrition and held at Nottingham University
A look at the options to help farmers meet new obligations for slurry storage and management
Installing reed beds to capture farmyard run-off has steadily increased as farmers work to protect their waterways from pollution
On the first of AHDB’s calf pneumonia webinars, industry experts discussed the signs of infection, impacts to productivity and the importance of temperature in disease control
The latest research is furthering our understanding of milk composition, allowing milk replacers to be formulated to ensure even more effective calf rearing
With tight margins, maximising returns is important, and for sheep producers one way of achieving this is to produce lamb which buyers will pay the most money for
Improving flock efficiency was the subject of a recent National Sheep Association webinar, which was held as part of Sheep Health Week, with independent expert Lesley Stubbings advising on how to measure performance and set targets