The farmer-funded research & innovation body, AgriSearch, has reported that the GrassCheckNI project has once again delivered significant benefits to farmers during the 2018 grazing season. In particular, this year’s data was used by the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) to help make...
Twelve months after industry-led targets for antibiotic use were identified for all main farm livestock species in the UK, a review of progress has been released, including details of where targets have been achieved early and where challenges remain. The ‘One Year On’ report, (issued 16...
Over the last two decades the laboratory at AFBI Hillsborough has analysed over 80,000 grass silage samples from Northern Ireland farms. Whilst the dry matter content of silage increased over this time, in general, there was little improvement in it’s nutritional quality. Grass silage is...
Colleagues at Newcastle University are partnering in a new ambitious and ground-breaking EU – Chinese research project as internationally renowned experts and scientists from the European Union and China work together to tackle antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in pigs and poultry. A key pillar of the exciting...
AHDB Beef & Lamb is urging anyone in the beef industry with an interest in beef cattle nutrition and performance to get involved in helping to shape a new project to deliver improved beef cattle feeding guidelines. The industry members will work with scientific experts to...
CIEL has been awarded a £100k grant from UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) to investigate how precision technology could be used to help ensure greater availability of high quality meat products for consumers and drive future red meat consumption. The scoping study, led by CIEL in...
A new vaccine strategy could offer protection to millions of chickens threatened by a serious respiratory disease. Infectious bronchitis virus is highly contagious and responsible for major economic losses to the poultry industry worldwide. Infected chickens experience weight loss, decreased egg production and impaired egg quality....
The Princess Royal visited the Devon campus of Rothamsted Research on 24 September to hear about a new chapter in sustainable livestock production and the 60-year heritage on which this development builds. Sheep and cattle were the focus of royal attention today, along with the...
A simple blood test could be used in the future to predict the health and productivity of dairy cows, research shows. Testing female calves for molecules in the blood – called microRNAs – could help predict their likelihood of developing disease, scientists say. Scientists have...
Beef and sheep farms are needed for a new project which will help farmers across Great Britain improve management of their grassland. Improving grassland management efficiency is a key driver of profitability on beef and sheep farms across the UK. A recent study carried out by...