The pork industry in Wales is small, especially compared to sheep and cattle, but remains steady at around 23,000 pigs. The Welsh pork industry is generally composed of a larger number of small herds that are less intensively farmed but...

Aim of the project:

The key objective is to identify the impact of diet on the quality of the pork produced. 

As consumer attitudes are...

Main Objectives

• To develop the efficiency of the business through best practice, and to high ethical standards.
• To engage more effectively with the end market.

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Demonstration Site Project

"I would welcome the...

Body condition scoring is an effective technique for ensuring livestock are in appropriate condition for their stage in the production cycle.  Its purpose is to achieve a balance between economic feeding, good production and good welfare.

Project aims:

• To consider funding opportunities to manage the 160 acres of predominantly conifer woodland on the...

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 learn about the clinical signs, transmission and diagnosis/monitoring...

Project aims

The main aim of this project is to DNA sample animals within a commercial beef herd containing around...

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...