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Like a car in need of a top up of oil to ensure optimum performance and a reduced risk of engine damage, cattle trace mineral status also requires effective management.

Correctly managing the trace mineral status of dairy animals at points of stress, including the weaning and transition periods, is critical to herd productivity and profitability. Kate Ingram, Veterinary Advisor at Virbac, gives expert advice on how dairy farms can achieve this.

At a recent Dugdale Nutrition event in Carlisle, independent dairy consultant, Dr Gordie Jones, shared his advice on how to find lost litres in dairy management and cow comfort

Ensuring medicines are administered at the right time and at the right dosage could help reduce medicine costs on-farm

Dairy farmers are encouraged to understand the signs and symptoms of Schmallenburg within dairy herds amid UK outbreak

This year’s Borderway UK Dairy Expo saw record breaking entries, with over 460 dairy cattle entered across seven breeds

After losing the original dairy herd to foot-and-mouth in 2001, the Pratt family, who farm in Bellerby, near Leyburn, North Yorkshire, have been dedicated to rebuilding their pedigree Holstein herd ever since

Making the switch to Montbeliardes over a decade ago ignited a passion for the breed in the Cotton family but also formed the basis of a successful business model. Chloe Palmer reports.

Grant funding is available to help dairy farmers protect herd health and water quality against contamination from cryptosporidium this spring. Íæż½ã½ã learns more from Severn Trent agricultural adviser, Mark Biddulph.

It follows years of campaigning from the UK farming unions