Content related to the topic: livestock

20 May 2020

BLOG: Export specialist, Susana Morris shares a view from the USA on red meat market

Our ambitions for exporting UK beef to the US took a positive step forward yet the effects of the pandemic has led to the temporary closure of at least 30 pork meatpacking plants in the US.

20 October 2022

Soils – the foundation of agriculture

Over the past year, the agricultural industry has faced several challenges. The rising cost of fertiliser and the limited supply over the growing season caused concern across the livestock industry. Despite these rising costs, well-managed grass remained the lowest-cost feed available for ruminant livestock. However, a wide variety of factors influence grass growth including soil pH, availability of other nutrients, soil water, soil structure, solar radiation, and the age/productivity of the sward. The inflated cost of manufactured nitrogen fertiliser makes it even more important to minimise the impact of other potentially limiting factors.

27 October 2022

Brassicas for out-wintering

With pressure mounting for many this year due to the rising input costs and difficult silage season, farmers are having to investigate different wintering strategies.

2 August 2022

US visitors bring hope for lamb exports

Two decades ago, our lamb exports to the US ceased – locking UK producers out of a valuable market, home to over 300 million people. Since that time, it has been a long-held ambition of AHDB to reopen the market and provide another lucrative destination for our sheep meat exports

8 June 2021

Mastitis in cows: heifer patterns

The impact of new mastitis infections in heifers can be measured by looking at the SCC at the first milk recording in lactation.

23 July 2020

Contagious mastitis patterns in dairy cows

Contagious mastitis patterns are characterised by the spread of infection between cows.

23 July 2020

Environmental mastitis patterns in dairy cows

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15 September 2022

Mastitis in dairy cows: herd pattern analysis

Identifying the pattern of mastitis on your farm allows control measures to be focused on where they will be most effective.

20 March 2026

Mastitis in dairy cows: what do records tell us?

From analysis of data comes understanding and from understanding comes effective action.

19 June 2025

Mastitis in cows: Somatic cell counts (SCCs)

Find out how monitoring somatic cell counts (SCCs) can help us to identify mastitis.

19 June 2025

Mastitis in dairy cows: Keeping records

Monitoring all routes of mastitis on your farm is a must, with accurate and consistent record keeping being needed to successfully do this.

21 February 2025

Know your herd's mastitis pattern with the automated MPAT

Monitoring and recording mastitis in cows