Health

28 August 2024

Adequate drainage is critical to prolonging the life of your cow track. Here we look at how to ensure your track deals effectively with surface run-off.

28 August 2024

We outline the tell-tale signs that may indicate problems with your track and suggest how to maintain it to ensure it continues to aid cow flow and comfort.

28 August 2024

To give your new cow track the best chance of success, there are a few things to keep in mind when designing and building it. Work through our checklist of considerations to make sure you’re constructing an effective and long-lasting track.

1 July 2025

When it comes to choosing materials for building your cow track, you have a number of options. Find out what to consider when deciding on the best material to use for your track and herd.

28 August 2024

When deciding on a route for your new cow track there are a number of things to keep in mind. Work through our checklist to make sure you’ve thought of everything.

28 August 2024

Installing a cow track that works for your herd means taking into account the way cows behave when they’re moving around in groups. Find out how to ensure your track keeps your cows moving happily.

28 February 2025

The Animal Health and Welfare Pathway is a long-term, project partnership, co-designed by government and industry, across cattle, sheep, pig and poultry sectors to support continual improvement in health and welfare.

16 June 2022

AHDB Strategic Farmers Chris and Louise Elkington are taking steps to reduce their risk of anthelmintic resistance.

6 June 2022

Effective worm control is vital in any profitable sheep system. Lambs with even a modest worm burden, with no clinical signs of infection, can have reduced performance and increased costs.

18 April 2022

Read about some of the ways we're helping farmers to keep improving pig health and welfare

26 May 2022

Find out about the moving and handling training and what it means for you, as well as how you can keep track of your training via PigPro – your online training record.

7 April 2022

Survey launched to understand impact of the rise in Schmallenberg virus on 2022 lambing season

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