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Welfare
1 June 2020
The latest antibiotic usage figures for the UK pig industry show that levels remain unchanged last year, despite significant disease challenges.
29 May 2020
The weather is certainly throwing some challenges our way this year and the biggest impact is the reduced grass growth.
29 May 2020
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.
5 February 2025
Prepare and plan for delays to shearing service due to social distancing measures in place to control COVID-19.
27 November 2020
A good culling policy is an important part of herd management. This information will help you understand when and why culling is necessary.
4 March 2026
How to body condition score (BCS) sows to ensure the health, welfare, productivity and longevity of your breeding pig herd.
20 July 2020
The key considerations for drying off cows early such as housing space, group management and nutrition
10 May 2020
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
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.