Dairy production is growing in Asia, with new plants being built by major companies.

Methane-reducing interventions, more focus on welfare and disease prevention, and the application of data and technology – these are some of the key mega challenges to solve to safeguard a healthy, viable and sustainable dairy sector in 2050 and beyond. This was one of the conclusions drawn from the short course ‘Jump to the future: Dairy farming 2050’.

Plant-based milk has gained considerable attention, but its high nutritional variation has highlighted the need for improved formulation designs to enhance its quality.

Research in the Far East has found evidence of antimicrobial-resistant bovine mastitis bacteria, although most pathogens were found to be susceptible to most antimicrobials.

About 25 years ago there were about 7,400 dairy farms in the state of Victoria. There are now less than 2,800.

Questions et réponses actuelles sur le thème du virus de la grippe aviaire chez les vaches laitières.

Cows fed with the botanical extract capsicum oleoresin, obtained from chilli peppers and/or clove oil, has been shown to help dairy cows use feed energy more efficiently and emit less methane from their largest stomach.

As the market for animal-free 'milk' expands across the globe, an Israeli company called Remilk has just been permitted to sell its 'milk' protein to dairy firms and other food companies in Canada. Developments such as these may affect demand for conventional dairy products and milk production levels on farms.

Top quartile dairy farmers in England typically make £120,000 more than the bottom 50% of dairy farmers, according to a report by farm consultants The Anderson Centre.

A new blood test that checks whether a calf has received sufficient antibodies from the colostrum (IgG levels) has scooped the top prize at the recent UK Dairy-Tech event.