Q (Query) fever, caused by the bacteria Coxiella burnetti, is an important disease of cattle, sheep and goats. As well as causing potentially significant losses in dairy ...

Begin the Year How you Want to Continue! - We all have good intentions to change what we do but setting a new pattern of behaviour can be a challenge. Once established, h...

Knowing and understanding mineral nutrition for your dairy cows, is vital to overall cow performance. An adequate dietary mineral supply and balance is a prerequisite to ...

Vaccines have been available from the 1930’s, since then they have made a major contribution to improving cattle health and welfare. They are vital components in preven...

What do management guru, Peter Drucker and Kingshay have in common? The answer is, “If you can't measure it, you can't manage it.” - coined by the renowned expert and...

Oestrus synchronisation is when combinations of hormones are used to bring a cow to a predictable point in their oestrus cycle which enables fixed time insemination. Sync...

The UK, along with many countries worldwide, is facing some serious economic issues. Due, in the main, to post-pandemic global supply chain issues and the war in Ukraine....

Calf pneumonia is the more commonly used name for Bovine Respiratory Disease (BRD). It is estimated to cost the UK cattle industry around £80 million a year. A mild case...

There is no treatment or vaccination for Neospora, good biosecurity policies which aim to reduce the risk of introducing Neospora to the herd is essential, as is routine ...

This BUSINESS insight is the second of two publications, summarising the details of Action 1 for the SFI Improved Grassland Soils Standard: completing a soil assessment a...