Livestock

LAA has reminded vendors markets should be operating a business only basis with some still retaining a drop and go policy

LAA has reminded vendors markets should be operating a ‘business only basis’ with some still retaining a drop and go policy

A new breed record of 30,000gns for a British Blue bull was set at the Border British Blue Club sale at Carlisle.

An animal welfare workshop at this year’s online ICAR conference covered topics such as tail damage and identifying reliable biomarkers for stress. Hannah Noble reports.

Being hit by TB can have devastating impacts on a dairy farming business, the mental well-being of those working on the farm and the health of the herd.

Fourteen years ago, Michael and Lorrie Kyle and family made the move from Northern Ireland to Scotland and set about converting a dry stock farm into a productive large-scale dairy unit. Growing grass was, and remains, centra

Changes to Johne’s disease testing protocols which may affect subsequent herd risk levels have also been announced by CHeCS.

Farm vet Malan Hughes incidentally noticed an extra eye on the calf while carrying out a routine TB testing visit on a farm in North Wales.  

Farm vet Malan Hughes incidentally noticed an extra eye on the calf while carrying out a routine TB testing visit on a farm in North Wales.

The latest developments in in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) are providing farmers with the ability to improve their herds more quickly than ever before. Farmers Guardian reports.