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Visual lameness scoring is the most common method to evaluate lameness, as it is easy to use and cheap to implement, but it is time-consuming and labour-intensive. Photo: Shutterstock
01-12 | Article

Automatic lameness detection: Lame vs sound gait

Photo: Gerd Altmann I Pixabay
30-11 | News

Dairy Diary: November business update

Dr David Bell, research associate at Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) looked at the impact of early life thermal environment on calf performance.
30-11 | Article

Optimising dairy calf and heifer performance

A research project will focus on a new approach to feeding ruminants and aims to enhance productivity, sustainability, animal health and welfare. Photo: jcomp
29-11 | News

A new approach to feeding dairy cows is underway

Sustainable pathways to animal protein production are needed to prevent harmful and potentially irreversible damage to our planet. Photo: Michel Zoeter
26-11 | Article

Sustainable dairy with greater efficiency

The potential of feeding varying amounts of almond hulls to lactating dairy cows was investigated using 12 Holstein cows with 4 primiparous and 8 multiparous cows. Photo: Canva
25-11 | Article

Almond hulls support high performance in dairy cows

Photo: Wolf Blur
24-11 | Article

Mexico’s dairy sector remains resilient

Photo: Shutterstock
23-11 | News

Post-Brexit trade concerns: Antibiotics in imported dairy

Photo: Canva
23-11 | Article

Chile: Drought and dairy demand explored

Not all farms are the same. This aspect should not be overlooked by trimmers. Photo: Mark Pasveer
22-11 | Article

What you need to know about hoof over-trimming in dairy cows

Dairy cows that are restricted from lying down have a reduced ability to sleep, causing negative welfare implications. Photo: Hans Prinsen
19-11 | Article

Impact of lying and sleep deprivation on dairy cows

Neolac is an ambitious research and development program to reduce the economic, health and ecological impact of one of the three main breeding pathologies in the dairy sector: udder infections at all physiological stages of the cow. Photo: Canva
18-11 | News

France: Phytogenics to reduce antibiotic use at dairy farms

Dairy Global edition 4! From breeding to smart farming
18-11 | News

Dairy Global edition 4! From breeding to smart farming

The process also creates nutrient-rich, natural fertiliser which Arla farmers could put back on to farms, making it an entirely closed loop. This is something that hasn’t been done before. Photo: Nikki Natzijl
18-11 | News

Arla dairy continues with manure-powered renewable energy

Photo: Canva
16-11 | Expert opinion

5 key financial analyses a dairy farm should consider

UK dairy supply chain faces huge inflationary pressure
16-11 | News

UK dairy supply chain faces huge inflationary pressure