Ruminant sector unites in vision for improved dairy cattle welfare by 2028 We are calling on everyone involved in the UK dairy sector – from farmers and vets, to advisers, and milk processors – to unite in support of the
Dairy farmers, vets and industry professionals right across the whole supply chain have collaborated through Ruminant Health & Welfare (RH&W) to create the new UK Dairy Cattle Welfare Strategy for 2023-2028. The strategy, which has now been launched is designed
Livestock farmers are being encouraged to investigate all unexplained abortions or stillbirths in their herds or flocks. Chair, Nigel Miller, says not enough farmers are reporting and investigating unexplained reproductive losses among their livestock. “Veterinary surveillance is vitally important to
The cost of food, as well as its supply and future production, is very much at the centre of the challenges facing the UK today. The restricted supply of energy and grain, high costs and inflation, driven largely by the
Ruminant Health and Welfare (RH&W) has welcomed the focus placed on livestock vaccination as an integral part of herd and flock health management following the launch of NOAH’s campaign to promote the Livestock Vaccination Guideline. The group believes vaccination is
Farmers are being reminded of the risk of botulism this season after soaring fertiliser prices led to an increase in the use of poultry litter on grass crops. Ruminant Health and Welfare (RH&W) chairman Nigel Miller is urging farmers who