Welfare

9 June 2020

We provide an overview of changes to Defra's code of practice for the welfare of pigs, and tools AHDB offer to help monitor welfare on farm.

3 June 2020

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.

5 October 2020

How to body condition score (BCS) sows to ensure the health, welfare, productivity and longevity of your breeding pig herd.

28 May 2020

In 2017, a group of Swaledale breeders from the North York Moors set out to improve the growth, confirmation and overall productivity of their hill wether lambs.

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.

13 July 2020

Routinely mobility scoring helped Flintshire dairy farmer Rhys Davies reduce lameness across his herd and identify replacements for future breeding.

4 May 2020

Webinar: Sustainable worm control for youngstock

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