Content related to the topic: dairy

8 July 2025

Bovine viral diarrhoea (BVD)

Bovine viral diarrhoea (BVD) is a highly contagious viral disease of cattle. It is one of the biggest disease issues facing the UK cattle industry.

25 September 2026

Disinfecting foot trimming equipment

Find out how to properly disinfect foot trimming equipment to reduce the spread of diseases.

6 October 2026

Lameness in cows: When to involve the vet

Severe and complex lameness cases should be treated by a vet, so learn the limits of your expertise and consult your vet if in any doubt.

19 June 2025

Mastitis in dairy cows: Keeping records

Monitoring all routes of mastitis on your farm is a must, with accurate and consistent record keeping being needed to successfully do this.

18 January 2024

Milk Your Moments dairy campaign - farmer support

How farmers can get involved and help make the Milk Your Moments dairy campaign a success:

21 January 2026

Finding ways to boost income on your dairy farm

Information on selling excess silage and surplus livestock, as well as optimising your milk cheque

20 July 2020

A and B milk pricing: all you need to know

Why changes to your pricing model will influence how much milk you produce, both in the short and longer term.

6 October 2026

Foot trimming dairy cows

Information on foot trimming cattle to prevent and treat lameness.

28 March 2025

Liver fluke survival in silage project

Liver fluke is a parasite that affects the health and welfare of livestock, specifically cattle and sheep. This research investigates whether liver fluke in silage poses a risk to livestock.

6 August 2025

Feeding dairy cows

Optimising nutrition in dairy cow diets.

5 May 2020

Effect of lucerne inclusion level and chop length on performance of dairy cows

Latest research on the effect of chop length when lucerne is fed alongside maize silage in dairy cow diets

20 October 2023

Lucerne as a replacement for grass silage in the diet of the dairy cow

Latest research on the effect of including lucerne silage alongside either grass or maize silage in dairy cow diets