Dairy & Beef News

Experts are worried that the inclusion of rumen fluke egg counts on lab reports could result in knee jerk reactions, or distract from liver fluke.

The UK’s chief veterinary officer has just announced that the UK is now in the seasonally vector low period for bluetongue virus. 

According to a large UK study, an equivalent to a glass of milk a day can help reduce their risk of bowel cancer.

Gloucestershire Council’s campaign encouraging people to swap cow’s milk for vegan alternatives has prompted backlash from the farming community.

Müller UK & Ireland has joined the processor-led organisation Dairy UK as it targets further industry collaboration, promoting and protecting the consumption of UK dairy products.

Scottish calf Hilda, born through IVF, represents a historic moment for the world’s longest-running livestock genetics project that aims to help accelerate the dairy industry’s journey to net zero.

The UK cattle population has dropped again last year, with 2023 marking the greatest decline in female beef breeding-age animals seen in over 10 years.

Provita Eurotech Ltd’s independent veterinary consultant Dr TB Barragry offers advice on foot hygiene and foot bathing, to get DD under control.

Insights from the research will help develop tools for farmers to analyse the risk and impact of heat stress on-farm.

Hartpury University and Hartpury College’s Home Farm has installed a state-of-the-art robotic milking system that allows a cow to be milked when it wants, which can be up to three times a day on average.

A plant-based drink company, Oatly, has lost the right to call its vegan drinks ‘milk’ following a court battle.

Nine cows from a Cornish farm have been killed during Storm Darragh.