Maintainig herd health and clamping down on infectious diseases are major factors in improving the efficiency and potentially increasing the profitability of suckler herds.
Infectious diseases affect bull and cow fertility, calf performance and daily liveweight gains (DLWG), some of...
Welsh dairy farmers are being encouraged to establish a network of producer organisations (DPOs), across Wales, to bolster their negotiating strength.
But producers who gathered in Aberystwyth this week for a special summit were warned DPOs were not a short-term...
Dr William Stiles: IBERS, Aberystwyth University.
Many farms underestimate the contribution farm buildings have on animal health and how to get better animal performance out of existing farm sheds.
Three separate factors contribute towards imbalances within livestock buildings.
Increased moisture and...
Dr William Stiles: IBERS, Aberystwyth University.
