Natural service can save time and money, but a poorly performing bull can be costly if conception rates are low. Is your bull in peak form? With up to 33% of bulls though...

Smooth, slippery concrete can reduce cow mobility and oestrus activity and can potentially lead to lameness and injury. Concrete grooving is commonly used to improve cow...

Cow grouping is a useful management tool, particularly in larger herds, which allows the requirements of each individual cow to be more easily met. Deciding if your he...

As housing and handling of animals is one of the main opportunities for injury to occur on farm, having well designed cow handling facilities in place is strongly reco...

In your herd, are there a high proportion of cows with rubbed necks or briskets? Are cows tail twitching despite there being no flies? Cow signals and behaviour can be v...

If you don't see a cow bulling, she won't be served, and this leads to higher culling rates and extended calving intervals. The cost of extending the calving interval ove...

featuring results from the Heat Detection Survey There are numerous and varied products sold in the UK claiming to increase heat detection rates in bulling cows, from ...

Milk urea levels are a useful means of assessing ration balance, with fluctuations typically highlighting a shift in the balance between rumen degradable protein and ener...

Milk urea levels can be a key indicator of how well your ration meets your cow's needs. Measuring milk ureas can be used to identify inefficient use of feed and subsequen...

An average UK dairy herd with 100 cows loses over £18,000 per year or 3.14ppl due to infertility. It is often difficult on busy farms to take the time to spot cows on he...