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Dr Delana Davies: Knowledge Exchange Hub, IBERS, Aberystwyth University

Dairy cows are high value farm animals requiring careful management to achieve the best results. Since the advent of robotic and high throughput milking, the traditional few minutes available for individual...

Dr Ruth Wonfor: IBERS, Aberystwyth University

Take home messages:

• 50% of piglet deaths before weaning take place within the first 3 days after farrowing due to low vitality and viability.
• We can improve piglet survival through improving management practices in...

Located in the Members’ Centre at the Royal Welsh Showground, it’s still not too late to book your space to join more than 100 ladies who have already signed up for next week’s Wales Women in Agriculture forum. This popular annual...

Dr. Ruth Wonfor: IBERS, Aberystwyth University

Take home messages:

• We can improve the nutrition of the sow before and after farrowing to improve piglet survival.
• It is essential that piglets receive enough good quality colostrum in the first 24 hours...

Cow mobility is one of the most important factors in herd health, with lameness the most significant welfare issue affecting dairy herds. Lameness cases can be costly and also impact on milk yield and fertility, so good hoof health protocols...

A series of cross-sector farms located throughout Wales, selected by Farming Connect, have been measuring and monitoring grass growth for the Welsh Pasture Project.

Technical data from each participating farm can be found on the Farming Connect website, which should help...

Wales Women in Agriculture Forum 2016: Inspiring, motivating, empowering…

Farming Connect invites women from across Wales to attend a Women in Agriculture forum entitled ‘Inspiring, motiving, empowering..’ which will be held on Thursday, 29 September from 10.30am to 4pm  at...

Dr Ruth Wonfor: IBERS, Prifysgol Aberystwyth

Take home messages:

• Make sure you prepare a feed budget early for the winter months to ensure maximum profitability over the period. 
• Don’t underestimate the nutritional requirements of your herd, make sure your livestock...

Dr Ruth Wonfor: IBERS, Aberystwyth University

Take home messages:

• There is often no clinical significance of rumen fluke, but if calves grazing waterlogged pasture show signs of severe diarrhoea, rumen fluke diagnosis should be considered.
• Rumen fluke infections are often...

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Farmers are invited to find out more about different management options for their livestock this winter during an open event at one of Farming Connect’s demonstration farms.

The event will highlight the farming system at Rhiwgriafol, Talywern, Machynlleth...