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Regardless of system or yield, all dairy herds are going to have some level of ketosis and will need to tackle the problem head on to restore milk production and optimise fertility.
A multi-faceted approach to reducing ketosis has resulted in less displaced abomasums (DAs), better cow longevity and a reduced calving interval at Priddbwll Farm, Oswestry.
The campaign is an initiative to shed positive light on the industry and highlight the benefits British farmers bring to not just food production, but also the British countryside and biodiversity.
Hampshire Police said the events took place over five days, sometime between November 16 and 20, and that it was investigating if the ‘unusual incidents’ were linked.
A move to reduce the number of cattle grazing on National Parks through winter has been met with anger as farmers feel it is part of a wider destocking agenda by conservation groups.
The National Trust has defended its stance against the badger cull but said the recent Downs report had ‘affected the way we are thinking about the issue’.
Health and safety should be a fundamental part of a farm’s management agenda, to not only safeguard the safety of all farm workers, but also to ensure a business is sustainable for the future.
With ambitious targets for the dairy industry laid out in Defra’s January-launched clean air strategy, farmers were offered some practical tips around what this could mean on-farm.
Subclinical ketosis is rumbling beneath the surface on many dairy farms and is one of the main reasons for suboptimal performance in early lactation, according to Hefin Richards of Rumenation Nutrition Consultancy.
Nominations are now open for the Ceva Animal Welfare Awards 2020 which celebrate the achievements of people who dedicate their lives to improving animal health and welfare.
Sainsbury’s will become the first major UK retailer to move to 100 per cent free range eggs, with all eggs sold in store and online to be sourced from free range UK farms from April 2020.
Farmers have been urged to write to their MP in the wake of the Derbyshire badger cull U-turn, in-a-bid to communicate the true cost of bovine TB to human mental health, as well as animal welfare.
The National Beef Association (NBA) has called an urgent meeting with Defra Secretary Theresa Villiers for an explanation on the Derbyshire cull U-turn.