Climate Change and Land Management
This course will look at climate change and the mitigation techniques available to reduce greenhouse gas emissions produced in the agricultural sector by different land management strategies.
This course will look at climate change and the mitigation techniques available to reduce greenhouse gas emissions produced in the agricultural sector by different land management strategies.
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.
Net Zero is one of many terms used regarding carbon emissions. As we approach the UK target year, discussion on the subject will only increase.
This module outlines what Net Zero is, explains some key terms and principles, and gives...
This module examines how meat and milk production may be increased by selecting animals that use their feed more efficiently and in so doing, also meet climate change objectives for lower methane emissions.
This module sets out the basic principles of organic growing and, very broadly, what they mean in practice. More detailed guides can be found in the further reading section.
There are a variety of eye conditions which affect sheep in the UK; diagnosis is important in order to ensure the correct treatment is given. In this course we cover; Periorbital Eczema, Pink Eye / Snow Blindness (Infectious Keratoconjunctivitis, or...
This module explores the causes and prevention of abortion in cattle.
Dairy cows have complex nutritional needs and feeding accounts for one of the biggest costs of production. Matching nutrition to requirements at each stage of the production cycle is critical and can be challenging to meet. This module looks at...
This module describes the practical and legal requirements for successful lambing in the UK.