Health

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!

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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

While cattle with predominantly white markings seem to be more resistant to horn flies, they are also are more susceptible to health problems such as sunburn and eye cancers. Photo: Bailey Basiel / Penn State

08-02-2022 | Article

Why some dairy cows naturally fend off the horn fly

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28-01-2022 | News

Dairy Diary: January business update

On-demand: Webinar on antibiotic reduction

06-01-2022 | News

On-demand: Webinar on antibiotic reduction

Pathogens & Prevention - key strategies for healthy livestock

Sunita van Es Sahota, editor special projects

29-06-2020 | Expert opinion

Staying vigilant against diseases

A digital pen and a smartphone can be used with a visitors book for an easy solution to generate useful on-farm information. Photo: Carlos Piñeiro

29-06-2020 | Article

New paradigms for disease prevention

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