A 30% increase in cattle health scheme membership in the UK is being driven by dairy and commercial beef farmers as part of efforts to have healthier herds and combat costly diseases, suggests a new study. A survey of almost 1,000 members of
24 Dec, 2018
Thanks to all the health scheme members who participated in the CHeCS survey we ran throughout December. We had a total of 984 responses and look forward to releasing the results in the new year. We offered £50 shopping vouchers to four
14 May, 2018
Leading Welsh dairy farmer Abi Reader has been appointed the new chair of Cattle Health Certification Standards (CHeCS), the technical organisation that sets the specifications for health schemes involved in the control or eradication of endemic
11 Jan, 2018
The role of CHeCS biosecurity measures in reducing the risk of a TB breakdown has been recognised in new Government rules, which will see participants in CHeCS TB herd accreditation programmes exempt from more frequent testing. The new
The inclusion of CHeCS Bovine TB Herd accreditation in new TB rules issued by the Welsh Government and a consultation recently launched by Defra has been welcomed in a presentation to vets on 26 July at the Royal Welsh Show. The address, which
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- Mart Christmas sales lift trade above last year December 14, 2019Farmers Weekly Christmas sales have continued to buoy primestock averages, helping lift the trade above last year’s levels. Liveweight steers rocketed 20p/kg to end the first week of December at 203p/kg, the first time weekly steer averages have hit 200p/kg or more this year. Heifers saw a similar lift to sit at 213p/kg and bulls […]
- 6 things I learned from visiting US ‘mega-dairies’ December 13, 2019Farmers Weekly Christmas sales have continued to buoy primestock averages, helping lift the trade above last year’s levels. Liveweight steers rocketed 20p/kg to end the first week of December at 203p/kg, the first time weekly steer averages have hit 200p/kg or more this year. Heifers saw a similar lift to sit at 213p/kg and bulls […]
- Counting the cost of bovine TB in Wales December 13, 2019Farmers Weekly Christmas sales have continued to buoy primestock averages, helping lift the trade above last year’s levels. Liveweight steers rocketed 20p/kg to end the first week of December at 203p/kg, the first time weekly steer averages have hit 200p/kg or more this year. Heifers saw a similar lift to sit at 213p/kg and bulls […]