Animal Health

Managing and controlling disease and ensuring animal health and welfare is the most effective way to maintain or increase productivity from livestock. 

This page aims to group together Animal Health activity undertaken through the Farming Connect programme.


In this section:


| Blogs
British Society of Animal Science 2025 conference overview
Following an application to present on one of Farming Connect’s Our Farms Network projects at the…
| News
Research on Welsh dairy farms shows that data collection can be key to reducing mastitis
24 April 2025A project involving multiple Welsh dairy farms has demonstrated why collecting data to…
| News
Pembrokeshire farmers tackling TB through teamwork
07 April 2025Farmers across Pembrokeshire are proving that even in the most isolating of…
| Podcasts
Episode 114 - Focus on genetics, animal health and EID in the Welsh flock New era at Rhug Estate
A unique opportunity to visit the Rhug Estate and learn more about the major change in its large…
| News
Principal mastitis-causing bugs identified in Farming Connect study
19 March 2025Two bacterial pathogens have been identified as the principal causes of mastitis in…

Events

29 May 2025
Managing Breeding Bulls
Bryngwyn, Raglan
Workshop attendees will work through why decisions...
4 Jun 2025
Improving Post Weaning Lamb Performance Workshop
Lampeter
Workshop attendees will work through the aspects of...
5 Jun 2025
The Forage Advantage: Boosting lamb performance at Treforgan Farm
Llandrindod
Join us for a farm walk looking at ways to improve...
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