Dairy

Pneumonia is the most common cause of death and poor performance in dairy cattle under one year of age with 14.5% of dairy heifers failing to reach their first lactation due to the disease. Photo: Chris McCullough
20-10 | Article

Mild weather can cause calf pneumonia or respiratory issues

New and improved! Dairy Global to launch a new website
06-10 | News

New and improved! Dairy Global to launch a new website

Recent research shows UK dairy farmers are keen to ‘buy British’ when it comes to investing in high quality young animal nutrition for the next generation of milking cows. Photo: Volac
05-10 | News

Milk replacer origins important for UK dairy farmers

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01-10 | Article

Benefits of good rumen development in dairy calves

Photo: Matthijs Verhagen
24-09 | Article

Moving toward sustainability in the European dairy sector

Here is one way of achieving a gradual changeover from a straw pen to a slatted floor. When the calf is about 6 months old, the hooves can withstand a concrete floor and the animal can withstand cold cubicles. Photo: Jan Hulsen
23-09 | Article

How to give the best calf care

David Macalister: “This system offers far more flexibility than milking twice a day.” Photo: Macalister Farm
22-09 | Article

Dairy farmers talk about the benefits of once-a-day milking

QGG project manager, Coralia Manzanilla Pech says, “If we want to reduce methane emissions in dairy cattle, it is time to start taking action, for instance like finding the way of including methane in the breeding goal or in an efficiency index.” Photo: Dreamstime
21-09 | News

‘To reduce emissions, include methane in breeding goals’

The global organic dairy product market is said to be experiencing double-digit compound annual growth. Photo: Squirrel photos
16-09 | News

Meeting organic dairy targets in the EU

The research will help farmers identify cows and bulls with the best environmental credentials without taking a hit on breeding for profitability. Photo: Rene Groeneveld
14-09 | Article

Australia: Working on the cows of the future

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