Health
7 May 2020
Information from the April 2019 meeting of the Pig Health and Welfare Council and its subgroups
22 May 2024
First generation farmers Rob and Anna Hawke joined the AHDB Beef & Lamb-funded project, Challenge Sheep, when it began in 2017.
22 May 2024
Strategic Farmer, Adrian Coombe, farms with his wife Lyn, and father Peter, at Dupath Farm in Callington, Cornwall.
4 May 2023
Find out what the Pig Health Scheme is and how it can benefit your business
13 July 2020
Routinely mobility scoring helped Flintshire dairy farmer Rhys Davies reduce lameness across his herd and identify replacements for future breeding.
27 April 2020
Top tips for mobility mentors about incorporating the Healthy Feet Programme into their work
27 April 2020
An economic review of the costs of lameness estimated the average lameness event costs in the region of £330.
15 December 2023
Regularly scoring your cows for mobility is the first step towards reducing lameness in your herd.
15 December 2023
Use this three-step method to help you to identify any cows that need attention.
27 April 2020
Salicylic acid is widely used, especially by hoof trimmers. However, care is required to stay the right side of the law.
28 March 2025
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.
