Health

26 January 2021

Gilt Watch® demonstrated there are many solutions to improving overall gilt and sow retention but only when embedded across processes to produce marginal gains. What is needed is a how-to guide for getting from variation to standardisation.

26 January 2021

Gilt Watch® mentors have shown that controlling some of the processes around gilt selection, farrowing groups and nutrition by parity, substantial reductions in variation and performance can be achieved.

26 January 2021

6 June 2022

Discover our Gilt Watch® programme, designed to help pig producers make informed and efficient business decisions on gilt management.

28 January 2021

More than 13 million pigs have been individually assessed by specially trained vets to provide a credible and benchmarked level of welfare.

16 September 2025

We take stock of 2020 and look ahead to some of the key areas of work we will be focusing on over the next 12 months.

21 December 2020

Mixed livestock

23 October 2025

Mixed stock beef and sheep

14 December 2020

Improved new-born lamb and calf survival rates not only result in increased income, but also improve welfare, reduce disease, and reduce environmental footprint, according to the results of major GB-wide research.

18 June 2024

This publication gives an overview of dairy beef systems to consider, with their advantages and disadvantages, along with helpful hints on potential health issues and guidance on preparing and selecting animals for slaughter.

30 November 2020

Understand how regularly monitoring mastitis data can help you reduce instances on your farm

30 November 2020

Improvements to the dry cow environment have paid huge dividends at Ninezergh Farm following a spike in mastitis in early lactation