Dairy & Beef News

Improved control of calf cryptosporidiosis is now within reach, experts say, thanks to a new control plan and vaccination.

A farmer from Northern Ireland was sentenced to 10 months in jail after causing unnecessary suffering to cows. 

NFU Scotland has expressed anger and disappointment at the decision taken by dairy processor Lactalis to serve notice without warning to 12 of its dairy farmer suppliers in South West Scotland. 

The UK is seeing rising demand for Beef Shorthorns, as the breed offers many benefits from easy calving to sustainability.

As BTV-3 cases continue to rise, we take a look at what the Defra restrictions mean, and how to protect your animals.

The British meat industry is warning that beef exports can be “ceased overnight” as Defra is failing to comply with the EU’s new regulations. 

Routine use of calf jackets can improve conversion of energy to growth, reducing feed costs and disease risk.

The new Graham Stratford Foundation has been launched in honour of a Hampshire farmer who had a passion for the Hereford breed.

Cases of lungworm are now being reported across the UK, prompting a warning to take action to prevent cattle deaths.

Temporary restrictions have been placed on the premises in East Riding of Yorkshire, an area that was previously free from BTV-3.

Rising cases of BTV-3 in Norfolk and Suffolk have prompted Defra to grant emergency use of three vaccines in England.

Locatim boosts the protection of newborn calves by flooding the gut with high levels of protective antibodies.