FC - Issue 20
Below is the 20th issue of Farming Connect’s technical publication for farmers and foresters in Wales.
Published bi-monthly, it includes easy to digest facts and figures about a range of technical matters, along with the latest information and research from our...
Metabolic profiling of ewes to improve efficiency and production
27 February 2019
Cate Williams: IBERS, Aberystwyth University
Take home messages:
- The time just before and just after birth is extremely demanding for ewes in terms of energy.
- Inadequate management during this period can often cause serious and...
FC - Issue 19
Below is the 19th issue of Farming Connect’s technical publication for farmers and foresters in Wales.
Published bi-monthly, it includes easy to digest facts and figures about a range of technical matters, along with the latest information and research from our...
Better bio-security key to reducing antibiotic use on Welsh poultry farms
29 January 2019
A poultry vet says strict on-farm biosecurity combined with vaccination will help Welsh egg and broiler producers continue their remarkable downward trend in antibiotic use.
Ian Jones, of the Hafren Veterinary Group in mid-Wales, says poultry...
Targeted antibiotic use in combination with improved herd management is allowing a Welsh dairy farm to reduce its level of treatments with antimicrobials.
28 January 2019
At drying off, Goldsland Farm at Wenvoe, Cardiff, uses antibiotics in less than 20% of the 200-cow Holstein and Dairy Shorthorn herd, opting instead for selective dry cow therapy (SDCT).
Abi Reader, a Farming Connect...