Content related to the topic: welfare

6 June 2025

Animal health and welfare

From improving livestock health to responsible medicine use, our resources can help you make your business more productive, profitable and resilient.

29 January 2026

Annual Health and Welfare Review: resources for vets

Resources for vets and vet-led teams with official and practical guidance for carrying out Annual Health and Welfare Reviews

13 October 2023

Pig Health and Welfare Council Biennial Report 2021-2022

This report from the Pig Health and Welfare Council (PHWC) recounts the activities of the council during 2021 and 2022.

12 January 2026

Youngstock housing – Housing layout and construction

It is essential that youngstock housing provides for calves' needs, ensuring health and performance are optimised and regulations complied with. This page discusses how layout and construction can be used to the affect.

6 October 2023

Youngstock housing – Designing housing to feed calves with ease

Feeding is one of the main tasks of calf husbandry, and it requires a lot of money, time and effort. Designing your housing to make feeding easier will greatly benefit you and your team

23 June 2023

Research bites: When modelling takes on a new meaning

Researchers have applied some of the principles applied to mastitis cases and this time looked at including claw horn lesion data into statistical models to see what we can learn

23 June 2023

Rolling out the BCVA/CHCSB Lantra approved programme of foot trimming courses

Sarah Smith of George Farm Vets tells us about the new Lantra-approved programme that aims to unite farm vets and hoof trimmers to improve mobility

23 June 2023

One step further: offering a foot trimming service to clients

We talk to George Jones of Priory Vets in Cardigan, west Wales, about the steps that led to them offering a full foot trimming service for cows

19 January 2023

Dairy calf weaning top tips

Our tops tips for successful dairy calf weaning

27 August 2026

An 8-step guide to disbudding a dairy calf

Making disbudding as painless as possible for all involved requires good training and an efficient protocol.

7 October 2025

WebHAT – helping you tackle tail biting

Use our web-based husbandry advisory tool (WebHAT) to identify risks associated with tail biting.

17 November 2023

Youngstock housing case study – Holly Green Farm

Read the case study for Holly Green Farm’s calf rearing system and how it works for them