This study offers a detailed and original assessment of the practices of prescription
veterinary medicine use on UK dairy farms. The emergence of antimicrobial resistance as a …

Environmental crises and agricultural policy reforms are key moments for the reorganisation
of farming practices, which can contribute to the reconstitution of female farming roles and …

Animal geography is inherently relational. At its core is curiosity for relations between
humans and nonhuman animals. As in other fields, relational approaches are increasingly …

This paper engages with debates surrounding practices of care in complex situations where
human and non-human lives are entangled. Focusing on the embodied practices of care …

This paper explores how understandings of what constitutes 'good farming'play a significant
role in sha** farmers' cattle purchasing decisions. The purchasing of cattle has been …

Introduction Livestock farmers are being increasingly encouraged to adopt digital health
technologies on their farms. Digital innovations may have unintended consequences, but …

Abstract In the United Kingdom, around 20% of dairy farms house cows all year round.
Research suggests that farmers value animal health and comfort over the expression of …

Lameness is a significant health and welfare issue in farmed animals. This paper uses a
governmentality approach, which focuses on how a problem is made governable, to …

The ongoing devastation of the Covid-19 pandemic has brought new urgency to questions
surrounding the origins, management, and complex dynamics of infectious diseases. In this …

There needs to be an understanding of the reasons why key stakeholders engage in
disease control efforts if disease is to be successfully and sustainably controlled. It is …