Content related to the topic: livestock

13 June 2023

UK pig industry reduces antibiotic use by 75% with a concerted eight-year effort

The latest figures reveal a 20% reduction in antibiotic usage for treating pigs on farms in 2022.

30 May 2023

Creating and managing a dairy beef enterprise into an integrated arable and sheep business

Do you want to understand more about integrating livestock in the arable rotation? This webinar will introduce the new venture of creating and managing a dairy beef enterprise and considers how it can be integrated with an existing arable and sheep enterprise. This is done through the use of herbal leys grown within a Countryside Stewardship Mid-Tier Agreement.

9 May 2023

AHDB's Animal Health & Welfare Scientist, Jennifer Newman, wins the Antibiotic Guardian Awards

Jennifer Newman, AHDB's Animal Health & Welfare Scientist, has won the Animal Health, Agriculture and Food Supply category at the Antibiotic Guardian awards ceremony in London this week.

11 May 2023

PhD explores impact of supplementary milk on piglet performance

What is the effect of supplementary milk withdrawal on pre-weaning creep consumption?

24 April 2023

Access to Real Welfare pig producer reports ceasing

Access to historical Real Welfare reports will cease on 19 May 2023

21 April 2023

Insight from BSAS conference 2023

Attendees heard from early-career researchers working to improve the health and performance of livestock, six of whom are funded by AHDB

17 April 2023

Selecting recorded rams for carcase traits

A leaflet produced by Signet services Ltd providing information on selecting recorded rams for carcase traits

$How to use a Brix refractometer with Charlie Beaty$

29 March 2023

How to use a Brix refractometer with Charlie Beaty

Learn how to make sure the colostrum is of the best quality using a Brix refractometer.

28 March 2023

Why 'Maternal Matters' in the suckler herd

When it comes to raising the profit margin, AHDB’s Maternal Matters campaign brings the focus away from carcase traits and back to the maternal performance of the suckler cow.

7 April 2025

How much does disease cost pig producers?

Researchers from the universities of Liverpool and Bern (Switzerland) have used economic and population data from Defra, AHDB and AgroVision to answer this question.

23 March 2023

Spotlight on animal science at national conference

AHDB sponsors BSAS and has been involved in shaping the programme, with representatives from our Livestock Science team playing pivotal roles over the course of the three-day conference.

23 March 2023

Drum Farm hosts workshops to improve breeding decisions and herd performance

The recent genetics on farm meeting held at Drum farm, Beeswing in Dumfries & Galloway, attracted local dairy farmers keen to learn about genetics and genomics and how they can affect farm profitability.