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Welfare
3 February 2025
Find out about the advantages and disadvantages of leaving rams entire.
30 January 2026
The impact of different methods of castrating lambs on welfare, productivity, profitability and the environment.
27 January 2025
British dairy farmers have significantly reduced the number of pure-bred dairy bull calves being born on their farms
19 February 2025
Using waste-derived material as an alternative to straw for animal bedding
30 August 2024
AHDB has released a statement following the Government's announcement to replace badger culling with a new bovine TB eradication strategy.
29 August 2024
Sara Pederson shares her tips on managing lameness in grazing dairy herds
4 August 2025
Answers to the most common questions about African swine fever (ASF).
9 December 2025
FAQs to ensure slaughterhouses have factual, up-to-date information about pre-designation.
9 December 2025
FAQs to ensure cutting plants have factual, up-to-date information about pre-designation.
23 July 2024
After some very wet weather in 2024, there is a heightened risk of ergot and fusarium infection in some crops, which poses a risk to livestock. Find out what is affected, what to look out for and what action you can take.
6 June 2025
Livestock farmers in the UK are being encouraged to be familiar with how to spot for signs of ergot and fusarium, as there could be an increased presence of the two types of fungi in grain harvested this summer.
2 July 2024
On 19 June 2024, Defra announced the availability further funds to help tackle endemic diseases.