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6 October 2023
Overview of legal requirements to consider when building your dairy youngstock housing, and the most common codes of practice and market guidelines.
2 October 2024
Youngstock are the future of any dairy farm. Investing in them is an investment in the farm’s future, too. With so many housing systems available for dairy youngstock, AHDB have worked with producers and industry experts to bring all the latest knowledge on youngstock housing systems to one place.
15 March 2022
Kerri is now halfway through her time with AHDB, find out what she's been getting up to over the last few weeks
19 July 2021
AHDB’s accelerated ammonia monitoring trial shows that the British pig industry is successfully reducing ammonia emissions, saving producers an estimated £15.3m.
12 May 2021
Join Jon Foot in this AHDB-led session exploring the impact of changes to the EPR on ammonia emission limits.
12 May 2021
Join delegates in an online setting as the British Pig & Poultry Fair forums appear online for the first time on 12 May 2021.
18 February 2021
Good stockmanship to move cows around the farm as well as cow handling in the parlour are essential to ensure environmental bacteria do not enter the udder via the teat canal.
8 June 2021
The risk of mastitis infections from the environment in lactation is higher in loose yards than when cows are housed in cubicles. To control environmental sources of mastitis, it is important to maintain low levels of bacteria near the teats and teat ends.
19 February 2021
Well-managed cubicles give a lower incidence of mastitis infections in lactation compared with loose yard systems, in general, but cubicles must be appropriate to the size of the cows in the herd.
8 June 2021
When cows lie down, teats and teat ends will come into close contact with the bacteria in the bedding. Our top tips for bedding compare the different bedding types and advise how best to store them.
19 February 2021
Housing designed with the cow in mind is important, to reduce environmental risks for mastitis. Fundamental issues with building design, ventilation and stocking rate can often mean new infection rates remain high, particularly in higher-yielding herds.
18 February 2021
The best way to control environmental mastitis is to minimise the number of bacteria that can cause mastitis at the teat end. It is important to keep cows clean and dry because infection can happen at any time between and during milkings.