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Exotic Animal Disease Risk Pathways and Countermeasures Report
This report reviews the ways by which an animal disease may enter Great Britain and cause a disease outbreak.
Livestock – TSE and Animal By Products Evidence Plan 2011/12
Evidence Plans are part of Defra’s business planning processes. They have been developed for each policy programme, ongoing function or hub with a substantial evidence base. Further information Farm animals
Code of recommendations for the welfare of livestock: Meat chickens and breeding chickens
The main aim of the welfare codes is to encourage farmers to adopt high standards of husbandry and may also be used to back up legislative requirements.
Condition scoring of dairy cows
The purpose of this booklet is to show how the simple technique of body condition scoring can contribute significantly to good husbandry and management of dairy cows.
Condition scoring of beef suckler cows and heifers
The purpose of this booklet is to show how the simple technique of body condition scoring can contribute significantly to good husbandry, welfare and management of beef cows.
Improving Calf Survival
It is estimated that up to 6% of calves born die before they reach six months of age, at a cost to the industry of about £60 million per annum. Calf neonatal mortality and disease have both welfare and economic consequences. Most of these losses are in the first month of life, with scouring (diarrhoea) [...]
Improving Lamb Survival
The sheep industry in the UK continues to lose large numbers of newborn lambs, as well as many lost before birth due to causes such as infectious abortion and inadequate feeding of ewes. This is not only of concern economically for producers but is unacceptable in terms of animal welfare. Practical ways to reduce these [...]
Lameness in Sheep
Lameness is a major health and welfare problem in all sheep producing countries throughout the world. This booklet describes the main aspects of lameness and outlines some of the common sense management measures that will help prevent, or treat the condition. These measures should help to ensure better welfare standards by reducing the level of [...]