welfare

Six strategic goals have been set by dairy farmers, vets and industry professionals across the whole supply chain in the new UK Dairy Cattle Welfare Strategy, which runs until 2028. One goal includes: Thriving Cows – ensuring all dairy animals are bred, reared and cared for to thrive in all systems. Photo: Canva

21-06-2023 | News

New 5-year dairy welfare strategy for UK milk producers

Investing in PLF techniques determines positive effects on all/almost all the criteria adopted for the sustainability indicators, with case-specific aspects to consider. Photo: Jan Willem van Vliet

10-05-2023 | News

Sustainable dairy: precision livestock farming’s effects

Dr Alison Van Eenennaam, a geneticist at University of California at Davis used gene editing a few years ago to create a bull calf (named Cosmo). Photo: Dr Alison Van Eenennaam

25-04-2023 | Article

Genetic progress in cattle: a global overview

“With the tags, I don’t have to watch the cows all the time, and being alerted to a calving or mastitis means I can take action sooner and head off a potential problem,” says dairy farmer Vaughan Davies. Photo: Jan Willem Vliet

11-04-2023 | News

Technology to improve cow welfare during calving

The new Code also addresses calf housing and states calves must not be tethered in indoor housing and if outdoors, can only be tethered via a collar in a calf hutch with access to an area outside the hutch. Photo: Chris McCullough

07-04-2023 | News

New regulations for Canadian dairy farmers

From better feed management to the latest progress in automation, there are many aspects that can assist in keeping a dairy operation running as cost-efficiently as possible. Photo: Misset

23-03-2023 | News

Watch seminar on-demand: Maximising dairy farm profits

Dairy cows in the transition period are more prone to longer headlock times because of the necessity to closely monitor the animal for post-calving evaluations and treatment of health disorders. Photo: Jan Willem Vliet

20-03-2023 | Article

How lock-up time affects dairy productivity

An economic analysis has shown that cows with extended lactations have lower annual costs for feed and inseminations and fewer veterinary treatments, but also lower annual revenues for milk production. Photo: Ronald Hissink

15-02-2023 | Article

Pros and cons of extended lactation in dairy cattle

Managing cow welfare in the winter months

23-01-2023 | Article

Managing cow welfare in the winter months

According to Sergey Sereda, president of the Russian association of practitioners of veterinary medicine, cattle are often not treated correctly. "Everything comes down to money, it's easier for people to use cheap but cruel methods than to pay more." Photo: Canva

13-12-2022 | News

Russia: protests against changes to welfare standards