Livestock production

Piggy Check from Meier-Brakenberg, which was awarded a Gold Medal for Innovation at EuroTier 2016, is smart software for non-contact weight determination of pigs. It...

Austria's Smartbow GmbH has won a EuroTier Gold Innovation Award medal for its new EartagLIFE. This latest tag provides information for heat detection, rumination...

Different cleaning and disinfecting agents for stables require different spreading and application technologies. Some soaking and disinfection agents must be foamed up to improve...

German manufacturer Siloking has developed what it claims is the first self-propelled feed mixer with 100 per cent electric drive and external loading. The...

Pig producers don’t typically use sow weights to determine feed requirements because an easy and efficient method has not been available — until now....

A new one-bottle, one-dose bivalent vaccine that helps protect pigs against the effects of both porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) and Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae (M...

With an EU-wide ban on piglet castration without anaesthetic due to start in 2019, solutions to make the process as easy as possible for...

The latest Verba Vario-Mix dry feeder from Dutch manufacturer Verbakel BV is computer controlled to help cut feed waste and can now automatically add...

A new wellington boot that's ideal for farm work has been introduced into the Border range by Protecto Ltd and is available through Dairy...

Strautmann is to extend its range of vertical feed mixers with the launch of two triple-augered machines at EuroTier 2016. The new Verti-Mix 3451 Triple...

Merial Animal Health has launched the ClearStride range of hoof care products to help improve hoof health and mobility in dairy cattle. The range...

Norbrook has expanded its sheep flukicide range to promote sustainable control of liver fluke all year round. Solantel is a new oral drench for the...

Nowadays, the composition of feed should be matched exactly with the individual needs of the stock being fed, whether they're suckling piglets, finishing animals...

Heiniger’s Xpert and Xperience clippers have been upgraded to deliver improved performance for livestock clipping and shearing. The revolutionary and powerful Xpert and the...

Dairy Spares has launched a unique new colostrum-feeding kit called the Trusti Tuber. Its design ensures tubing is safer, easier and more comfortable for...

For some time now, many farm vets have tried to highlight the benefits of not only recording, but analysing body condition score (BCS) collected...

A carcase-cooling system for deadstock that’s used widely on the Continent is now available here as well. Produced in a range of models to...

A new range of high-specification water heaters from Fullwood offers industry-leading standards of on-farm water heating efficiency. Fullwood has launched a range of seven unvented...

Zero grazing is nothing new, but it's making a resurgence as dairy farmers look to maximise output while keeping their production costs to a...

Cubicle bed management is the key to healthy, happy cows, and Blaney Agri has recently launched a new machine to help milk producers bed...