Dairy Farming

As County Durham-based breeder Shaun Dixon looks ahead to this year’s UK Dairy Day, he reflects on his success so far and the cow family that made it all happen

Feeding colostrum with a higher concentration of immunoglobulins at lower volumes is advised to reduce damage to calf gut health

Field trials have shown a new natural plant biostimulant made from Welsh seaweed increases dry matter content in silage yields

In 2017, on a dairy farm near High Wycombe, David Warner endured a terrible accident which left him completely blind

On-farm data collection and analysis will be a key part of driving productivity and efficiency on UK dairy farms going forwards

Managing the transition cow with foot health in mind is important in reducing lesions and lameness in the next lactation

Identifying lame cows early and treating cases promptly and effectively is crucial to reducing lameness on-farm and the associated costs to productivity

Claiming the top spot for the second consecutive year was the Holstein champion Mag Pandor, from the Laird family, Peeblesshire and Ferme Blondin, Canada

Alan Carter farms in partnership with his parents, Paul and Christine, on a 162-hectare (400-acre), 400-cow dairy unit at Constantine, Cornwall, supplying Saputo

Studies have shown that heat stress during the dry period can not only affect productivity in the following lactation, but also the productivity of daughters and granddaughters