Content related to the topic: welfare

4 March 2026

NPA AHDB disease contingency plan template

Download and complete this contingency planning template from AHDB and the NPA so that you are prepared should there be a notifiable disease outbreak in the pig sector.

8 May 2019

Designing your footbath using the footbath fitness test

Building an effective footbath is an essential part of dairy farm design. Work through the footbath fitness test to see if you can improve your footbath design and use.

9 April 2025

Reducing the spread of digital dermatitis

Digital dermatitis causes lameness in cattle, which as well as the welfare implications, can cost around £99 per case and so reducing the spread is important.

18 March 2019

Real Welfare update report (2013–2017)

In the first four years of the Real Welfare Scheme, over 8 million pigs were individually assessed by specially trained vets to provide a credible, benchmarked level of welfare at both an industry and an individual farm level. This report summarises the findings from the first four years.

26 February 2020

Introduction to the Healthy Feet Programme

The Healthy Feet Programme has been developed to help you reduce the number of lame cows on your farm by identifying and applying the right solutions.

8 April 2025

Managing breeding ewes

Managing ewes correctly throughout the year is vital for generating the highest possible output from any sheep enterprise. Farmbench figures show that the most profitable flocks rear the highest value of lamb per ewe. It is likely that much of this is due to good ewe management.

18 January 2019

Water supply

This factsheet discusses how to provide adequate, good quality drinking water to pigs. It includes details on flow rates, drinker heights and drinker requirements.

7 May 2025

Foot lesions in dairy cattle

This poster helps recognise foot lesions of dairy cattle and how to treat them.

18 February 2020

Reducing the spread of digital dermatitis by disinfection of hoof-trimming equipment

Guidance about the standard operating procedure for foot trimming to reduce the spread of digital dermatitis.

4 January 2019

Reducing antibiotic use in lameness factsheet

Guidance about using alternative treatments from our Healthy Feet Programme to manage lameness and reduce antibiotic use in your herd.