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19 February 2020
Shropshire pig club: Come along to find out what Defra’s updated Code of Recommendations for the Welfare of Livestock means in practice for pig keepers
24 April 2024
The tables below provide information on the different nutrients and vitamins needed in feed, for livestock to thrive.
3 March 2022
There are essential vitamins and minerals required to support productivity in livestock production. Issues can occur with imbalances, deficiencies or toxicity. It is important to understand how the different elements interact with each other, the clinical signs and management options to resolve the problem.
11 August 2023
This notebook provides you with best practice calf-rearing information. It will also help you to keep a record of calf performance (colostrum intake, liveweights, calf losses).
16 August 2019
Haulier questionnaire: We would like to get a feel for the standard of lorry washing facilities at markets and abattoirs across England.
16 August 2019
Rupert Major shares how he switched from a leader-follower system on the milking platform, to a separate heifer grazing platform.
9 July 2019
This report recounts the activities of the Pig Health and Welfare Council (PHWC) during 2017 and 2018. This has been a challenging time, with the PHWC working to enable the industry to introduce changes in practices that are necessary to meet the targets in respect of reducing antibiotic usage and driving up welfare standards across production systems.
4 November 2021
This guide will take you through the process of preparing a contingency plan, for example, if you are placed in a restriction zone. It also contains a 'key contacts' template for you to fill in and print.
17 January 2025
Download and complete this contingency planning template from AHDB and the NPA so that you are prepared should there be a notifiable disease outbreak in the pig sector.
30 April 2019
Farmer William Baillie shares his experience of the dairy strategic farm programme
30 April 2019
AHDB is now recruiting an additional person to work with Scottish dairy farmers, after the Scottish Dairy Hub officially moved to NFUS in February.
25 March 2019
In the latest blog, Heather Freeguard, an intern in the Pork team, tells us what she's been working on recently.