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9 June 2023
Selecting the most suitable housing system for a farm is a complicated decision. There are many factors to consider and even when a system is decided, there are further choices to be made within the individual system. This guide looks at the costs incurred in in each housing system to help you decide which dairy youngstock housing system is the right fit for you.
6 October 2023
There are many dairy youngstock housing systems available, and it is important to understand which system will work best on your farm. In this webpage we have identified seven of the main youngstock housing systems, although this is not an exhaustive list.
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23 June 2022
New figures show the amount of antibiotic used to treat pigs on UK farms in 2021 fell by 17%, bringing the total reduction since 2015 to 69%.
6 October 2023
Taking the time to understand your needs in the planning process of your youngstock housing will help make sure that the design chosen is right for your system. To help work through the design process, consider the eight questions below.
6 October 2023
Your dairy youngstock housing
6 October 2023
Overview of legal requirements to consider when building your dairy youngstock housing, and the most common codes of practice and market guidelines.
2 October 2024
Youngstock are the future of any dairy farm. Investing in them is an investment in the farm’s future, too. With so many housing systems available for dairy youngstock, AHDB have worked with producers and industry experts to bring all the latest knowledge on youngstock housing systems to one place.
5 July 2022
An opportunity to gain an insight into the internal effects of parasite damage via demonstrations of sheep post-mortems
12 July 2022
Why rumen development is key to weaning transition and making it successful on your farm.
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30 June 2022
With weaning on the horizon for many flocks, management decisions made now will impact days-to-finish for this year’s lamb crop.
7 June 2022
Find out how reducing the number of older sows in the herd and tightening up the parity profile has proved an important shift for a producer
6 June 2022
Find out how one producer has increased the number of piglets weaned by an average of 1.5 pigs per litter over the past four years.