Good hygiene and colostrum management are the corner stones of controlling cryptosporidiosis infections in calves. A disease affecting both the UKs dairy and beef industry, cryptosporidiosis (crypto)...
Good hygiene and colostrum management are the corner stones of controlling cryptosporidiosis infections in calves. A disease affecting both the UKs dairy and beef industry, cryptosporidiosis (crypto)...
Embryo transfer (ET) has been in use since the early 2000s, but over the past decade its growing presence in the sheep industry is prompting fresh debate among pedigree and commercial producers alike. Ellie Layton hears views from across the industry
Sheep shearer and award-winning farmer Matt Smith is in New Zealand for the 20th Golden Shears World Shearing and Woolhandling Championships, which will take place in Masterton, New Zealand, from March 4-7 at the War Memorial Stadium. The event brings together top shearers and wool handlers from 28 countries and features machine shearing, blade shearing and wool handling.
After the lack of forage in many areas in 2025 due to the drought, this season could see increased interest in growing fodder beet on livestock farms