Dairy & Beef News

Defra has released plans for a new TB eradication strategy, moving away from the decade-long badger cull.

Getting cattle housing right can improve both health and yields – Christopher Bailey, of Paragon Veterinary Group, provides a handy guide.

Brian May claims bovine TB could be tackled without culling badgers, but his documentary has been criticised for its lack of peer reviewed evidence.

Farming communities have called for “balanced and evidence-based” discussion following backlash on a bovine TB documentary presented by Sir Brian May. 

Wet weather often means a ration based on high acid load forages – and a greater risk of sub-acute rumen acidosis.

Bovilis Cryptium is the first vaccine in Great Britain that is proven to protect calves from the parasite that causes cryptosporidiosis.

Katie Binks, of Westpoint Farm Vets, explains the impacts of pain on cattle and sheep productivity, and when you should offer pain relief.

Aldi has just announced that the retailer will invest £3 billion with British beef suppliers over the next five years. 

Free testing is available for the most at-risk areas of the UK, as warmer weather means bluetongue cases are soaring in parts of Europe.

A radical animal rights group, Animal Rising, has been fined nearly £60,000 after causing around £100,000 worth of damage at an Arla dairy distribution centre in Hertfordshire. 

The next generation of farmers will be at the heart of this year’s Dairy Show, with a full schedule of competitions and seminars focused on building a bright future for the dairy industry. 

Cornish farmer Andrea Semmens has been named the Calf Rearer of the Year at the National Youngstock Conference, held in Devon.