Dairy & Beef News

The functioning rumen can be regarded as the boiler house of the bovine animal. Even a slight malfunction in its operation will have profound and widespread metabolic and financial consequences. Dr T.B Barragry, independent veterinary consultant for Provita Eurotech Ltd, offers some advice.

Two vaccines are now available for BTV-3, which first emerged late last year, and have been granted emergency authorisation in two countries.

North Wales Police have launched an appeal after a two-day-old Highland calf was stolen from Denbighshire farmland. 

Lidl has become the first retailer to sign a deal to sell ‘fully’ Welsh milk, produced and bottled in Wales. 

Precautionary movement restrictions have been put in place after a case of classical Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) was confirmed on a farm in Ayrshire, Scotland. 

The Big Beef Roadshow 2024 will take place across Scotland throughout May and June to support beef farmers in improving practices and driving beef systems forward.  

Farmers looking to reap the cost saving benefits of extending their grazing season, or even outwintering cattle this year, are being encouraged to start grazing planning now.

Despite many of the UK’s native cattle breeds being at real risk of extinction, they could help to meet the country’s environmental goals whilst reducing input costs for farmers, as they are well adapted to low-input systems. Additionally, native breeds can offer greater nutritional value and superior flavour. Sarah Kidby reports.

Defra said it is monitoring the situation closely after media reports of highly pathogenic avian influenza in dairy cattle in the US.

New regulations designed to tackle unfairness in the dairy supply chain are set to come into effect from July.

Routine testing of bull fertility is often overlooked aspect of suckler herd profitability. Beef specialist Sarah Balfour, of SAC Consulting, part of Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC), says managing and improving herd fertility is a key route to improving cow margins, whilst reducing environmental impact.

Ladies in Beef (LiB), the founders of Great British Beef Week, have shared a number of cooking tips that will help you make delicious beef dishes for any occasion.