Content related to the topic: nutrition

24 May 2024

Feeding gestating (dry) sows

Guidance on the nutritional requirements of gestating sows

8 July 2020

Nutrition for gilt rearing

Guidance on the nutritional requirements of gilts

8 July 2020

Mycotoxins in pig feed

Guidance on reducing the risk of mycotoxin exposure to pigs

11 May 2021

Nutrition guidance for pigs

Guidance on providing the correct nutrition for pigs.

29 May 2020

Dry weather case study - Ian Norbury

The weather is certainly throwing some challenges our way this year and the biggest impact is the reduced grass growth.

29 May 2020

Dry weather case study - Sam Jones

We have gone from the wettest February to the driest April and May, and it doesn’t look as though there is rain coming anytime soon.

2 July 2026

Feeding whole milk to dairy calves

One method to use surplus saleable milk is to feed it to calves instead of a milk replacer.

24 April 2026

Improving the lifetime performance of ewes

Challenge Sheep is a research project to develop best practice for managing replacement ewes and understand the impact of the rearing phase on a ewe’s lifetime performance.

22 May 2024

Worming advice from Challenge Sheep farmer Rob Hawke

First generation farmers Rob and Anna Hawke joined the AHDB Beef & Lamb-funded project, Challenge Sheep, when it began in 2017.

22 May 2024

Worming advice from Strategic Farmer Adrian Coombe

Strategic Farmer, Adrian Coombe, farms with his wife Lyn, and father Peter, at Dupath Farm in Callington, Cornwall.

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.