Animal Health and Welfare

The incoming chief executive will adopt the role in a challenging climate, with increased scrutiny on the agency to effectively deal with multiple disease threats facing farming

The Environment Agency said they had listened to concerns and will hold application charges for sheep dip disposal at the current rate of £2,708

On a recent AHDB webinar, industry experts discussed the current bluetongue situation in the UK and the outlook on vaccination

Research has shown heat stress at any point during the dry period can affect the lifetime performance and productivity of the developing foetus

Heat stress is one of the most challenging stressors on dairy cow production, compromising milk yield and quality and overall profitability

Seymour Stevens Limited is a mixed beef and arable farm in Faversham, Kent

For the Bayley family, changes to the accommodation for their housed herd of cows was made necessary after issues with heat stress in 2022

Identifying and addressing lameness pinch points as part of a structured review has helped one dairy farming family reduce cases by almost half

Managing the risk factors associated with mycoplasma bovis is key to controlling the disease on-farm and protecting naive youngstock

Ensuring medicines are administered at the right time and at the right dosage could help reduce medicine costs on-farm