animal health

Milk fever cases have fallen steadily in recent years but remains a significant health challenge on many UK dairy farms according to the 2025 Kingshay Dairy Costings Focus report

This week from the Farmers Guardian editor Katie Jones

A shift to local, targeted control of bovine TB, with farmers driving decisions rather than waiting on centralised direction or being hampered by political interference, lies at the heart of the new plan to make England bTB-free by 2038

There is a lot that the country may not know about farming, and telling farmers' stories is more important than ever for consumer connection

While often overlooked, B vitamins play a critical role in dairy nutrition and supporting high yielding cows

Reducing risk through good biosecurity is especially important for the poultry sector with bird flu remaining a serious risk across the UK

Excess copper is silently undermining conception in dairy heifers, but mineral audits and forage profiling could help get things back on track

Competition aims to help farmers and suppliers build more resilient, sustainable and productive food supply chains

To get heifers to the optimum size and stature to calve easily at 24 months, consistent daily growth rates and remaining disease-free are important, says Dr Emma Bleach, of Harper Adams University