Livestock

The usefulness of the humble milk record is on the verge of an explosion, paving the way for a new era of instant TB testing and much more.

Newcastle University is turning the lower yielding portion of its 300-cow herd over to Longhorn breeding as part of a newly launched scheme to provide ‘heritage’ beef.

Unite, Britain and Ireland’s largest union, has called on Defra Secretary George Eustice to place a mandatory two-metre distancing regulation on production lines in food processing factories. 

In virtually all grazing systems, cows will be exposed to production-limiting parasites. The presence of parasites does not always result in clinical disease, but the impact of parasite burdens on herd and individual animal performance can still be substantial.

An online service to connect shearing contractors, who are potentially missing whole teams from overseas, with skilled and proficient UK shearers is now live.

A campaign has been launched to highlight how administering pain relief to lame cattle as part of a treatment plan can impact positively on recovery time and results.

Farmer demands public apology after animal rights activists ’steal’ video of daughter and calves.

Muller has increased its Muller Direct Premium price by 1ppl, citing an uplift in consumer demand in the wake of the coronavirus epidemic.

Three men have been convicted after a campaign of ‘barbaric’ illegal sheep butchering activities to steal the meat and profit from it in the East Midlands last year.