Dr Natalie Meades: IBERS, Aberystwyth University.

April 2024

Manure and slurry can be regarded as both a valuable resource and a waste product.

The valorisation of manure and slurry and its use within circular economies offers an opportunity to reduce...

Dr Natalie Meades: IBERS, KEHub, Aberystwyth University.

April 2024

Phytoremediation is a green technology that involves the use of plants to remove toxic components or contaminants from either the air, within soil or from aqueous solutions.

Phytoremediation offers the potential...

Dr Natalie Meades: IBERS, KEHub, Aberystwyth University. 

January 2024

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  Bovine respiratory disease (BRD) is one of the main causes of calf mortality in the UK and can be costly to producers through loss of animals, treatment costs and poor animal...

Dr Natalie Meades: IBERS, KEHub, Aberystwyth University.

February 2024

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  Forage crops can be fed to ruminants in periods where there are forage gaps and therefore extend the grazing season and reduce reliance on supplementary feeds.
• Brassicas typically have...

Dr Natalie Meades: IBERS, Aberystwyth University.

December 2023

• Gastrointestinal nematodes (GIN) can have damaging effects on animal performance, health and welfare and are estimated to cost the UK sheep sector a considerable amount of money each year from loss of...

Dr Natalie Meades: IBERS, KEHub, Aberystwyth University.

January 2024

The shearing of a sheep’s fleece is a welfare essential animal husbandry practice that helps to protect sheep from ectoparasites and from developing heat stress in the summer...

Dr Natalie Meades: IBERS, Aberystwyth University.

December 2023

• Docks are perennial weeds that compete with forages of nutritional importance for livestock production. A heavy presence of docks within pastures and grasslands can be problematic where they can reduce forage productivity...

Dr Natalie Meades: IBERS, Aberystwyth University.

December 2023

• Methane is a potent greenhouse gas that has a high global warming potential. Within the agricultural industry ruminants are identified as being high emitters of methane, where enteric fermentation accounts for...

Dr Natalie Meades: IBERS, Aberystwyth University. 

December 2023

 Image by Woods, et al. (2022).

Dr Natalie Meades: IBERS, Aberystwyth University.

December 2023

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  Ammonia is a colourless gas with a distinctive odour that is classified as an air pollutant.
• Ammonia can have negative effects on human and livestock health following inhalation. Moreover, ammonia can react...