Content related to the topic: livestock

16 August 2022

Top tips for weaning success

Reducing stress, disease and disruption to dairy calf growth rates

1 November 2022

Developing the rumen for optimum calf health

A series of practical on-farm meetings to help make your weaning successful

1 September 2023

Choosing dairy bulls just got easier

Our updated online bull search makes finding dairy sires quicker and easier

25 July 2022

Kaizen workshops identify significant projected cost savings

The Monitor Farms participating in AHDB’s SmartPork programme, which introduces lean management techniques to improve how people work on farm, encourage business improvements, and increase cost savings, are now starting their main projects.

8 July 2022

Five ways AHDB is working to Net Zero

Five ways we are working with farmers, growers, industry groups and government.

1 July 2022

Disease investigations rule out notifiable diseases

An update from the Pork Sector Council Chair, Mike Sheldon, on the recent pig disease situation

27 June 2022

Cotswolds farmer makes steps towards a brighter future

David has accomplished numerous marginal gains whilst being a Strategic Farmer but the main changes David has made over the past four years have focused on getting the most from forage to reduce feed and labour costs.

27 June 2022

Sexed semen dominates breeding choices

Sexed dairy semen dominates as the preferred choice for breeding on dairy farms

17 November 2023

Youngstock housing case study – Holly Green Farm

Read the case study for Holly Green Farm’s calf rearing system and how it works for them

6 March 2024

Youngstock housing case study – Eldon Farm

Read the case study for Eldon Farm’s calf rearing system and how it works for them

17 November 2023

Youngstock housing case study – Cobblers Farm

Read the case study for Cobblers Farm’s calf rearing system and how it works for them

14 February 2025

Dairy youngstock housing – system cost comparisons

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.