Health & Nutrition

Environment Secretary, George Eustice said: “Too often farmers only call a vet when there is a crisis, but with an annual vet visits to develop better animal health plans, they will see both animal welfare and their farm profitability improve.” Photo: AV team Misset

01-03-2022 | News

Dairy farmers in England to be paid for vet visits

Bovaer will contribute to the greening of the EU's agriculture, and to the objectives of the Farm to Fork Strategy. Photo: Koos Groenewold

24-02-2022 | News

EU approves methane-reducing feed additive for dairy

24-02-2022 | Article

Manipulating rumen fermentation to improve performance

Currently, preventative group treatments of farm animals is legal in the UK but is illegal in the EU. Photo: Hans Banus

23-02-2022 | News

UK falling behind EU on-farm antibiotic rules

MD at Royal Association of British Dairy Farmers, Matt Knight, said he was sad the BBC had chosen to highlight one farm where “inexcusable abuse was witnessed, as this was not representative of our industry.” Photo: Mark Pasveer

22-02-2022 | News

Dairy welfare row erupts following TV investigation

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21-02-2022 | News

Upcoming Heat Stress webinar: Join us!

Photo: Chis McCullough

17-02-2022 | Article

Making heifers’ first-time parlour visit safe and stress-free

Although the vast majority of farmers were implementing preventive trimming, there was a large variation in terms of when this was undertaken both in terms of frequency and also its timing within the management cycle. Photo: Henk Riswick

16-02-2022 | Expert opinion

Research: What do farmers want to know about hoof trimming?

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15-02-2022 | News

Parasite Special: Reserve your space now!

Grass tetany, or hypomagnesaemia, is caused by a lack of magnesium and is common in lactating cows grazing lush spring pasture. Photo: Chris McCullough

14-02-2022 | Article

How dairy farmers can look out for grass tetany

Cow health

Routine dairy testing is a proven way to improve product quality and production efficiency. Photo: Daniel Schwarz

24-08-2020 | Article

New advancements in udder health management

Digital dermatitis (DD) is a global cause of dairy cow lameness. Photo: Dr Guatteo

11-08-2020 | Article

New treatments for digital dermatitis

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