Poultry Welfare (Poultry Passport)
This is a half day training course with a certificate issued upon successful completion.
Equipment required to maintain bird welfare; Legislative requirements, codes of practice and industry standards; Litter conditions and how this affects the flock; Accommodation and shelter; Feed and...
Bovine TB
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 gain a greater understanding of the epidemiology and...
Mandatory Unit: Cattle Lameness
Cattle lameness is one of the most significant welfare and productivity issues in dairy farming, in this unit, learn how to identify and address lameness in cattle.
Poultry Vaccination
The UK flock of laying birds are subject to great pressures from a wide range of viruses and bacterial diseases. As such, the variety of different vaccines which are used to protect the bird throughout the laying period continues to...
Maestanyglwyden
Maestanyglwyden, Penybont, Oswestry
Focus Site Project: Tackling mastitis in ewes
Project aims and objectives:
The main aim of the project is to determine which factors are responsible for mastitis incidence at Maestanyglwyden; specifically exploring how BCS and weather (ambient temperature and...
Iceburg Diseases in Sheep - Ovine Pulmonary Adenocarcinoma (OPA)
Ovine Pulmonary Adenocarcinoma (OPA), also known as Jaagsiekte, is an infectious lung cancer of sheep and goats found worldwide apart from Australia and New Zealand. It is classed as one of the “iceberg diseases” of sheep. The extent of the...
Glynllifon Agricultural College Pig Unit
GLYNLLIFON AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE, PENYGROES, CAERNARFON
FOCUS SITE PROJECT: PREDATORY FLIES TO BIOLOGICALLY CONTROL PEST FLIES IN PIG UNITS
Aim of the project:
The main aim of the project is to try and reduce the number of house flies in the...
Mobility Scoring Sheep For The Sustainable Farming Scheme
This training will introduce the value of mobility scoring, explain good approaches to take and detail the minimum expected requirement for the Universal Action under the Sustainable Farming Scheme, launching in 2026.
The Safe Use of Aluminium Phosphide for Vertebrate Control
A 1 day training course with an assessment on a different day. A certificate will be issued upon successful completion of the assessment.
Aluminium phosphide is a dangerous compound. Used incorrectly, it can be hazardous to the health and safety...