Bovine Viral Diarrhoea (BVD) is an important disease of cattle. BVD is a disease caused by a virus that produces immunosuppression and reproductive failure in cattle. This makes cases of pneumonia, diarrhoea and other diseases much worse in affected herds...
Horticulturists typically grow crops in a greenhouse or polytunnel, where the following factors can be regulated:
When controlled to an optimal level, these conditions maximise the plant yield per unit of energy consumed...
This course is a 3-hour training workshop and a certificate of attendance will be issued on completion of the workshop. Workshops are delivered by local vet practices pan Wales.
Workshop attendees will understand all the stakeholders who want farms to...
Layscanning (PD Your Cows) Course
4-day Lay scanning Training DEFRA Approved Course for Farmers
This is a course aimed at non-veterinarians who wish to learn the art of pregnancy diagnosis for own farm use or as a commercial enterprise. Scanning...
This module explores the causes and prevention of abortion in cattle.
This course is a 1 day training course and a certificate of attendance will be issued on completion of the course.
This course will help you identify your style of leadership and how you can use this to lead and...
Water is essential to agriculture production. In addition water is managed to supplement production with its uses comprising irrigation, spraying, drinking for livestock, and washing (vegetables, livestock buildings). In the UK water for agriculture is obtained either directly from rain...
Estimated Breeding Values (EBVs) aim to predict the genetic potential of an animal and predict how an animal’s genes will be expressed in its progeny.
Precision technology is paving the way for more efficient, sustainable and profitable farming.
Introducing these onto farms can reduce workloads, improve animal welfare and help in making management decisions.
In this module, you will be introduced to some of the...
