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- What happens to the manure produced on dairy farms?
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- What happens to male calves?
- Is it true that some cows never go outside?
- Why are calves separated from their mothers?
- Is lameness in cows increasing in the UK?
- What are British dairy farmers doing to tackle mastitis?
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- Why are dairy cows fed soya?
- What are British dairy farmers doing to prevent Johne’s disease?
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- What is slurry?
- What is lameness?
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