Including alternative forages with perennial ryegrass during reseeding had no beneficial effects on lamb performance.
Supplementing ewes with crude fish oil during mid and late pregnancy has limited benefits for lamb viability and weaned lamb output, irrespective of the timing or duration of the supplementation period.
The time spent lying by pigs during trials comparing treatments did not differ significantly, which may suggest this parameter is not a good welfare indicator, or that it was not recorded over a sufficient timeframe.
As birth weight increased, variable weight of pigs at weaning decreased suggesting that light birth weight pigs are ‘less predictable’ in terms of weaning weight than heavier pigs.
Latency to first feed was influenced by body weight at weaning, with smaller piglets eating sooner than medium and mixed piglets.
General pig activity in the home pen and ease of handling at weighing are heritable traits, with estimates of heritability low but significantly different from zero
Out-wintering yearling dairy heifers on a woodchip pad saw improvements to animal health and behaviour, largely owing to higher space allowances and better underfoot conditions than the outdoor environment.
Many aspects of cattle transport contribute to bruising.
There’s no evidence of a direct link between stockperson personality and milk yield, but it does appear that attitudes are important.
Introducing heifers to the resident group after the afternoon milking appeared to improve welfare in the immediate post mixing period by reducing levels of aggression to which they were exposed.
