Around 35 million home and business owners across the UK receive either a gas or electricity bill every month. In many cases the energy bills that we receive every month is amongst the largest of our bills but how well...
This module describes the maintenance of ewe nutrition and the diagnosis of common metabolic diseases using body condition scoring (BCS).
Understand the basics of how to care for and manage bees, for honey production.
Border Disease (BD) is classed as one of the “iceberg diseases” of sheep, it is a viral infection that affects sheep worldwide. In this module you will learn about clinical signs and treatment, prevention and control of the disease.
Lighting, milling, and grain drying contribute the most to energy consumption on Beef & Sheep farms.
A significant amount of diesel is also used for heating equipment and farm vehicles.
This module focuses on these main energy-using processes and provides...
Genetic improvement is a powerful tool for improving animal agriculture sustainability because the results are permanent and cumulative. Unlike nutritional and animal health interventions, which require continuous inputs, genetic improvements are made in one generation are passed onto the next...
This module describes the presentation, prevention and treatment of Johne’s Disease and other wasting diseases in sheep.
Looking at ways to provide appropriate housing such as cubicles, straw yards, pens or hutches to maximise animal performance and welfare standards.
Foliar fertiliser application is an alternative method providing fertiliser nutrients directly to a plant’s leaves compared to most solid or prill fertilisers which are incorporated through the soil via the plant’s roots. This can lower inputs with higher targeting to...
Well-managed grass provides a cost-effective, high-quality feed for sheep and cattle. With farms expected to implement sustainable farming practices to achieve sustainable outputs, good grassland management can play a vital role in helping to maximise feed quality and to improve...
