Livestock

Understanding and thinking about cows’ innate and learned behaviours will help reduce on-farm incidents for farmers and veterinarians.

Well-established family butchery and farm business owner Philip Warren and son, Ian, are passionate about strengthening and growing a marketing route for native breeds. And as they told Rebecca Jordan, linking up with local f

Lallemand’s animal nutrition guide ‘Forward with Fibre’ is designed to help farmers improve their fibre utilisation in diets. Ellie Layton highlights some key points.

Zoe Norton, 30, is from Bures, Suffolk. She works as a CAD technician and runs G.A. Livestock alongside her partner, Gary Aungier. Bures, Suffolk

As ‘Global Britain’ sets its sights on Brazil as a potential trade partner, Alex Black spoke to a Brazilian official about what the two countries can offer each other.

From the end of March 2022, sheep, goat and deer farmers, markets, collection centres and abattoirs in England will report animal movements via the Livestock Information Service (LIS) which will replace the current Animal Rep

Defra must rethink its Environmental Land Management scheme (ELMs) otherwise risk its unintended effects rippling through the industry for generations to come – a view held by Neil Shand of the National Beef Association.

Scottish poultry keepers have been reminded of the importance of keeping their birds separate from wild birds as another outbreak is confirmed in Aberdeenshire

Serious livestock accidents and illness can, and do, happen. So what should producers do in emergency situations to secure the best possible outcome for the animal? Olivia Cooper finds out.

The Hallos family has undertaken a review of its upland livestock unit in West Yorkshire and has come up with a number of solutions, which they hope will secure an income as the industry experiences a transition period. Wendy Short reports.