This module covers the detection, diagnosis and prevention of Parasitic Gastroenteritis (PGE) and lungworm in cattle.

Treathro is a 170-acre coastal moorland farm, rearing a herd of Red Ruby Devon cattle along with a small flock of Lleyn sheep. It is a forage-based system whereby all cattle are certified under the...

Project objectives:

The main aim of the project is to evaluate the difference between cereal straw and rape straw on flock health (particularly lameness incidence), cost of...

Main Objectives

• Improve grass utilisation.
• Maintain farm profitability while reducing reliance on subsidies.
• Secure a viable farming business for the next generation.

Orsedd Fawr Farm Facts

Demonstration Site Project

“There is...

Project aims:

• Improve feed self-sufficiency for the farm’s suckler herd.
• Reduce feed costs by buying in less concentrates.
• Compare the...

Selective dry cow therapy (SDCT) is an increasingly popular concept. The principle is to give cows sealant only at dry off rather than in combination with antibiotics. Due to the emergence of antibiotic resistance, there is a focus on using...

Project aims: 

• The mud snail Galba truncatula is the key intermediate host...

Dairy farmers are increasingly looking to robotic milking systems (AMS) for a number of different reasons and many industry experts believe that the availability and standard of dairy staff...

Keeping your pigs healthy, happy and productive depends on smallholders as well as farmers with larger pig units, following several straightforward measures. Implementing good biosecurity practices will help to prevent disease occurring - prevention is always better than cure.

Reducing...