Liver fluke or Fasciola hepatica is a common parasite of livestock. A liver fluke infection causes ill health, as well as a reduction in growth rates and reproductive performance in affected livestock. Over recent years it has been acknowledged that...
Extreme weather events like flooding and drought are becoming more prevalent as we feel the effects of climate change. Grasslands cover large land areas in the UK where rainfall tends to be highest...
Farming Connect recently visited a dairy farm in west Wales focusing on enhancing its calf rearing efficiency.
At Drysgolgoch, Llwyndrain, in north Pembrokeshire, Seimon and Eleanor Thomas have invested heavily in new infrastructure on their 700-acre dairy farm. A new 70-point...
By Sara Pedersen BSc(Hons) BVetMed CertCHP DBR MRCVS RCVS Specialist in Cattle Health and Production, Farm Dynamics Ltd, Cowbridge, Vale of Glamorgan
Even if digital dermatitis (DD) isn’t at the fore-front of the lameness problem on a farm, it is almost always...
Producing productive replacements is essential for any dairy farmer’s future enterprise. Here are some helpful cost effective tips to help with calf rearing management.
Colostrum is the first and most important contribution to a...
N.B. This resource has been transferred from the previous Farming Connect 2007 - 2015 programme and was correct at the time of publication.
This dashboard outlines business key activity undertaken across the Farming Connect programme between January – March 2024
This dashboard outlines business key activity undertaken across the Farming Connect programme between November 2023 - January 2024
