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Are vaccinations a cost-effective insurance policy against devastating disease outbreaks with serious financial consequences? Or are they an unnecessary

Farmers seeking to increase productivity should adopt a balanced approach – rather than embarking on a simple quest to maximise farm output, say experts.

>More in © Harper Adams University Harper Adams university is planning to create the UK’s first school of sustainable food and farming, to help UK agriculture reach net-zero carbon emissions. Research will be used to develop sustainability advice and guidance for farmers. The research will initially include livestock breed choice, diet composition, yield improvement, agriculture building design, on-farm renewable energy, precision farming and sensors and data use. Morrisons supermarket and sustainable farming research company Raft S...

Pregnancy test could pick up cows that have lost a calf >More in Milk samples taken for recording can be used for the test © NMR Using a milk test to detect pregnancy losses successfully identified early pregnancy loss in two cows that would otherwise have gone undetected, reducing days open and saving £985. The Idexx test detects pregnancy-associated glycoproteins (PAGs) in milk. These are produced in the placenta once the pregnancy is established.   Although the test can be used from 28 days following artificial insemination (AI),...