In this course you will learn about border disease in sheep; how it is spread to the flock, what clinical signs you should look out for, and how to prevent transmission of the disease and treat it. 

Project aim:

To monitor the feeding of a TMR system incorporating soya based protein and using best practice guidelines for feeding ewes prior to lambing including:

• the cost...

Improving energy efficiency in intensive poultry units

Project aims:

The main aim of this project is to...

Bluetongue has recently (September 2024) entered the UK via midges blown over the English Channel. In this course we introduce Bluetongue and cover clinical signs, diagnosis, treatment, prevention and control.

Gastrointestinal nematode (roundworm) infestation is the most important infection limiting sheep production in the UK. Learn about diagnosis and treatment in this course.

Rhydeden Farm is a 100 hectare, 300 split block calving dairy herd with 175 calving in the spring and 125 calving in the autumn. The herd is currently averaging 6500 litres per/cow with 4.5% Butterfat...

Teleri and Ned have beef and sheep systems on a grassland farm at Hafod y Llyn in Eryri. The site includes an extensive area of woodland and unimproved...

This dashboard outlines business key activity undertaken across the Farming Connect programme between January – March 2024

This course gives an overview of the physiology of diarrhoea in young animals with focus on some specific environmental and infectious causes.

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

To investigate ways of improving on our rotational grazing system to maximise the value of grass reseeds and to reduce feed costs...