Disbudding Calves
Horned cattle are a major management problem on farm, causing significant risks for both handlers and other stock. Removing the horns has benefits for both humans and cattle.
Horned cattle are a major management problem on farm, causing significant risks for both handlers and other stock. Removing the horns has benefits for both humans and cattle.
In this module you will learn about clinical signs and treatment, prevention and control of the disease - Ovine Pulmonary Adenocarcinoma (OPA).
The simple dictionary definition of compost is as follows: a mixture that consists largely of decayed organic matter and is used for fertilizing and conditioning land. Compost consists largely of decayed carbon-based matter like fruits, vegetables, manure, grasses, dead leaves...
This module introduces your obligations regarding the Value Added Tax for transactions within the UK. Note that this is for your information only. For tax advice, always seek guidance from the HMRC or a qualified tax or accounting professional.
This module describes the identification, prevention and treatment of a number of common poultry respiratory diseases.
Blowfly strike is a major economic concern for farmers with considerable prevention costs involved for all at-risk sheep.
Agroforestry includes both the integration of trees on farmland and the use of agricultural crops and livestock in woodlands. Intensive arable and livestock systems can produce high yields per unit area and labour, but they can also have negative environmental...
Body Condition Score (BCS) is a simple, cheap, and effective way to monitor the health and nutritional status of the flock. It uses the assessment of the amount of fat cover and muscle mass across the lumbar spine to give...
This module explains beef suckler cow feeding, monitoring of body condition score, consideration for different management systems and specific nutritional disorders.
This module will focus on the various ways in which infectious diseases and pests can be introduced onto farms and spread, about various biosecurity measures to protect, prevent, mitigate and eradicate disease. We hope from this module you will extend...