Welfare
7 April 2025
Researchers from the universities of Liverpool and Bern (Switzerland) have used economic and population data from Defra, AHDB and AgroVision to answer this question.
13 March 2024
Advice on how best to help your sheep survive the cold weather.
2 January 2024
Whilst cost is a growing factor in driving consumers to look at their dairy consumption, reputational factors such as health and animal welfare are much more influential.
26 February 2025
In-calf heifers have many demands as they continue to grow (at approximately 0.5 kg/day), as well as develop the calf, prepare for lactation and be ready to get back in calf for the following year.
7 December 2022
Acting as an online tool to help dairy, beef and sheep producers monitor and compare medicine use, the Medicine Hub was brought in to tackle the threat of antimicrobial resistance to the industry.
7 October 2025
Use our web-based husbandry advisory tool (WebHAT) to identify risks associated with tail biting.
8 September 2022
Preventative vaccination, management and good hygiene, is helping Tom Voizey reduce antibiotic use.
28 February 2025
Red Tractor members need to have completed online welfare training by 31 August 2022. Until this date, or until 8,000 people register, the cost of the training (£10) is being waived.
16 August 2022
Reducing stress, disease and disruption to dairy calf growth rates
1 November 2022
A series of practical on-farm meetings to help make your weaning successful
17 November 2023
Read the case study for Holly Green Farm’s calf rearing system and how it works for them
