Content related to the topic: welfare

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.

13 July 2020

Stamping out lameness keeps cows on the move

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

27 April 2020

Healthy feet programme - being in it to win it

Top tips for mobility mentors about incorporating the Healthy Feet Programme into their work

27 April 2020

Using salicylic acid to treat Digital Dermatitis in dairy cows

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 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.

15 July 2025

Body condition scoring in dairy cattle

How to body condition score cows

16 April 2020

Beef feed efficiency research project delivers cost saving for farmers and the environment

Investigating new systems which will make beef cattle more efficient to produce, less damaging to the environment and yet still more cost-effective for farmers

17 April 2020

Preventing lameness in pre-calved heifers is a must to safeguard long-term foot health

Preventing Digital Dermatitis (DD) infection pre-calving and minimising body condition score loss post-calving are a must to ensure optimum foot health in an animal’s first lactation and beyond.

6 January 2021

Disinfection and hot washing crucial to prevent Crypto spread from calf jackets

Disinfection and hot washing crucial to prevent Crypto spread from calf jackets.

20 March 2024

Water quantity and quality

Guidance on providing the correct quality and quantity of water to pigs

6 May 2026

Challenge Sheep

A project investigating the impact of body condition and mating ewes as ewe lambs or shearlings on lifetime performance.