Welfare is about thriving, not surviving

Excellent calf and youngstock welfare can be achieved by ensuring animals are thriving, not surviving, according to Jim Reynolds, an international expert in dairy welfare. Reynolds, a professor of large animal medicine and welfare at Western University of Health Sciences in California, was the key speaker at a recent AHDB strategic farm meeting on youngstock welfare, held at Chance Hall Farm in Cheshire. Making use of natural behaviours The event included a tour of the farm, during which Reynol