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...
The use of thermal imaging technology to enhance livestock production
10 January 2019
Cate Williams: IBERS, Aberystwyth University.
The application of thermal imaging in livestock is an innovative new technology, which can aid in the detection of injuries, lameness, infections and injection site reactions whilst minimising labour costs...
Metabolic Profiling of dairy cows to improve efficiency and production
10 January 2019
Cate Williams: IBERS, Aberystwyth University.
- The time just before and just after birth is very demanding for animals in terms of energy.
- Inadequate management during this period can often cause serious and costly diseases.
- Metabolic...