News and Events

19 May 2022

Dr David Cutress: IBERS, Aberystwyth University.

• Agricultural diversification is a complex situation to assess with different effects regionally and globally
• Diversification can play significant roles in the financial stability of farm businesses with larger farms...

6 May 2022

Dr David Cutress: IBERS, Aberystwyth University.

• Sheep scab eradication is vital as the disease impacts the UK sheep sector via huge economic losses and as a significant welfare concern
• Control would benefit from combined focus...

27 April 2022

Dr Emma Davies: IBERS, Aberystwyth University.

• The fatty acid composition of milk can be manipulated by making changes to a cow’s diet.
• The milk of cows grazing fresh grass have higher levels of unsaturated fatty...

13 April 2022

Nia Davies: IBERS, Aberystwyth University.

• The standard of pre-weaning nutrition can have long term effects on the performance of calves
• Feeding either milk replacer or whole milk comes with a variety of considerations
• Do not...

13 April 2022

Dr David Cutress: IBERS, Aberystwyth University.

• Lameness has consistently been amongst the highest impacting diseases of dairy cattle in the UK.
• Average levels of lameness have remained high regardless of resources and programmes aimed at...

6 April 2022

Dr David Cutress: IBERS, Aberystwyth University & Kate Hovers (MRCVS)

• The goat industry appears to be growing both in the UK and globally        
• Optimising production and welfare relating to differing goat biology compared to...

31 March 2022

Dr Emma Davies: IBERS, Aberystwyth University.

• An awareness of the risk factors associated with increased calf morbidity and mortality is very important so that management strategies that mitigate these risks can be employed.
• The primary...

16 March 2022

Dr Richard Kipling: IBERS, Aberystwyth University.

• The potential to earn income from carbon trading is increasingly a factor of interest to land managers
• However, numerous factors can influence the potential for carbon sequestration, and accurately...

10 March 2022

Dr Emma Davies: IBERS, Aberystwyth University.

• Poor fertility is one of the most significant factors that limits the productivity of the dairy industry in the UK.
• Accurate detection of oestrus and pregnancy could improve the...

3 March 2022

Dr Emma Davies: IBERS, Aberystwyth University.

• Herbal leys can significantly improve the nutritional value of grassland when compared to conventional perennial ryegrass and clover swards.
• Grassland species containing high levels of secondary metabolites, particularly tannins...