The use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) has increased, as a result of extensive research which has confirmed their positive role in speeding up livestock recovery times during bouts of...
The use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) has increased, as a result of extensive research which has confirmed their positive role in speeding up livestock recovery times during bouts of...
Farming 405 hectares (1,000 acres), a mix of tenanted and owned land at Gatcombe Farm, near Seaton, Devon, Robert Reed and his family milk 350 all-year-round calving Holstein cows via five robots and are achieving average yields of 12,000 litres
Rising productivity in modern dairy herds can come at a cost, with nutritional stress now a key driver of poor fertility in high yielding herds
Income from the sale of milking heifers influences sire selection on a Lincolnshire dairy where functional, medium-sized cows suit the system at Bassingthorpe Holsteins