Content related to the topic: welfare

16 October 2020

Managing and treating mastitis

How incidences of mastitis have been reduced at Hillhead of Covington

15 July 2020

Managing and treating mastitis in your herd webinar questions and answers

Strategic Dairy Farm: Dr James Breen and Willie Baillie get down to answer your mastitis questions

22 April 2026

Grass staggers (hypomagnesaemia) in dairy cows

Insufficient magnesium intake can lead to hypomagnesaemia (low blood magnesium), also known as grass staggers or grass tetany.

6 January 2020

Improve Beef Housing for Better Returns

Improving existing buildings or designing new builds to the best standards has a lasting and positive impact on animal health and productivity. This manual covers a wide range of aspects to improve buildings for your cattle.

24 September 2020

Youngstock health

Resources on youngstock health and housing to help prevent disease and ill-health in young calves

11 August 2023

Calf rearing notebook

This notebook provides you with best practice calf-rearing information. It will also help you to keep a record of calf performance (colostrum intake, liveweights, calf losses).

28 June 2023

New pig keepers guide

Keeping pigs is a satisfying experience but, before making the decision to become a keeper, you need to know the basics. This guide takes you through the key areas you need to be aware of and provides contacts for additional information.

27 May 2020

Managing calves in warm/hot weather

In warm or bright conditions, when there is heat and light intensity, calves are at risk of heat stress. During these periods, energy is used to lose heat from the body by sweating and increasing respiratory rate.

10 May 2023

Love Lamb Week 2022: Results

The campaign is back again this year, running 1 – 7 September and we’d love to have your support

19 August 2022

Enjoying lamb on a budget

The campaign is back again this year, running 1 – 7 September and we’d love to have your support

9 July 2019

Pig Health and Welfare Council Biennial Report 2017–2018

This report recounts the activities of the Pig Health and Welfare Council (PHWC) during 2017 and 2018. This has been a challenging time, with the PHWC working to enable the industry to introduce changes in practices that are necessary to meet the targets in respect of reducing antibiotic usage and driving up welfare standards across production systems.

4 November 2021

Contingency planning for pig keepers

This guide will take you through the process of preparing a contingency plan, for example, if you are placed in a restriction zone. It also contains a 'key contacts' template for you to fill in and print.