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There have been claims of numerous animal welfare and environmental breaches at Van Dairy since it was taken over by China’s Moon Lake investments in 2016 By Bruce Jobson

An animal welfare workshop at this year’s online ICAR conference covered topics such as tail damage and identifying reliable biomarkers for stress. Hannah Noble reports.

Being hit by TB can have devastating impacts on a dairy farming business, the mental well-being of those working on the farm and the health of the herd.

Fourteen years ago, Michael and Lorrie Kyle and family made the move from Northern Ireland to Scotland and set about converting a dry stock farm into a productive large-scale dairy unit. Growing grass was, and remains, centra

Changes to Johne’s disease testing protocols which may affect subsequent herd risk levels have also been announced by CHeCS.

51AVÊÓƵvet Malan Hughes incidentally noticed an extra eye on the calf while carrying out a routine TB testing visit on a farm in North Wales. Ìý

51AVÊÓƵvet Malan Hughes incidentally noticed an extra eye on the calf while carrying out a routine TB testing visit on a farm in North Wales.

By focusing on consistency and continual improvement, the Moorhouse family has not only built a successful pedigree Holstein herd, but has also established a successful yoghurt-making business. Wendy Short reports.

The latest developments in in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) are providing farmers with the ability to improve their herds more quickly than ever before. Farmers Guardian reports.

Changes to Johnes disease testing protocols which may affect subsequent herd risk levels have also been announced by CHeCS.