Mastitis in dairy cattle is almost always caused by bacterial infection. This module will help you determine which bacteria are causing mastitis on your farm and how you should respond.

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...

Key areas you wish to focus on as a demonstration farmer?

Foot health in a robotic milking system: we are interested in alternatives to footbathing; in a conventional milking system footbathing can easily be done...

Project aims:

• To reduce any unnecessary use of, and ensure responsible use of antibiotics on Welsh dairy farms.
• The project will gather data on drug purchases per year from a group of...

Research indicates that monitoring the BCS in order to keep cows in adequate condition throughout the production cycle can improve reproductive performance and positively impact the economics of the operation.

Project Aims and Objectives:

The main aim of this project is to diagnose the causes of lameness...

AI is a technique for impregnating females with the semen of superior quality bulls without the need for keeping a bull. It has been most widely used for breeding dairy cattle and has made bulls of high genetic merit available...