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17th International Colloquium on Paratuberculosis

From 7th to 11th June 2026, PAN Livestock Director, Dr James Hanks, and Livestock Data Analyst, Dr Emma Holt, attended the 17th International Colloquium on...

UK Jersey Herd KPI Study 2025

UK Jersey Herd KPI Study 2025: Productivity, Fertility and Milk Quality Trends Show Continued Improvement PAN Livestock has completed its third Jersey herd KPI study,...

NMR 500-Herds Report – 2025

The latest KPI study for 2025 is now available! See the latest targets and trends for over ~40 parameters. Since 2010, the PAN Livestock Services...

7th Seminar on Nordic Mastitis Research, Finland

On 3 November 2025, Dr James Hanks presented at the 7th Seminar on Nordic Mastitis Research, sharing insights on how UK milk recording data can...

AHDB Healthy Herds – Johne’s Disease Campaign

Dr. James Hanks, Director of PAN Livestock Services Ltd, is lending his expertise to support the Agricultural & Horticulture Development Board’s (AHDB) Healthy Herds campaign....

British Cattle Veterinary Association Congress 2025

PAN Livestock Services Ltd Director, Dr James Hanks, led a workshop on the importance of the vet–farmer relationship in Johne’s Disease (JD) control at the...

UK national dairy herds shows improvements in fertility and somatic cell counts but worsening longevity

Since 2010, the PAN Livestock Services Ltd. has conducted annual benchmarking of key performance indicators for 500 Holstein/Friesian UK dairy herds. Each study covers >70...

Using risk assessment data to manage Johne’s Disease

In 2020, Animal Health and Welfare Northern Ireland launched a voluntary Johne’s Disease (JD) control programme which focuses on bio-exclusion, biocontainment and market reassurance. Veterinary...

Updated colour coding within the JD Tracker Tool

Since the launch of the Johne’s Disease (JD) Tracker tool in July 2021 the colour coding (benchmarks) have been based on data collated in 2020...