Livestock

April 2021 Dairy Farming edition

Defra Secretary George Eustice has defended the Government’s intention to phase out badger culling in England, despite the policy having more than halved disease incidence rates.

Faith and reliance in performance recording for some 30 years is proving to be a solid foundation for flock improvement for one three-way integrated sheep enterprise in Devon. Rebecca Jordan reports.

Ever-present disease threats and adverse early spring weather events can all too easily put lamb survival at risk and depress growth rates to unacceptable levels, says Dr Kat Baxter-Smith, veterinary adviser with MSD Animal H

Farm groups have expressed their bitter disappointment after Senedd members voted not to annul Welsh Government’s controversial new water regulations yesterday.

Effective worm control in sheep should not rely on anthelmintics alone and instead needs a integrated approach, according to experts and farmers in a sustainable parasite control press briefing.

The British Poultry Council (BPC) has warned Defras proposals to limit livestock transit times are based on outdated research and will cripple the poultry meat supply chain.

The British Poultry Council (BPC) has warned Defra’s proposals to limit livestock transit times are based on outdated research and will ‘cripple’ the poultry meat supply chain.

Farm groups have expressed their bitter disappointment after Senedd members voted not to annul Welsh Governments controversial new water regulations yesterday.

Kelly Jowett never dreamed of being a scientist but now cannot imagine her life without it. Here she talks about how she is trying to make a difference in the world through the power of research and fieldwork at the globally acclaimed Rothamsted Research.