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

In this module you will learn about the different technologies available for the dairy sector and their benefits.

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

Performance recording of sheep: to increase the efficiency of our business by using technology to determine which animals perform the best in...

Main Objectives

• To make the farms viable, producing quality food.
• To manage wildlife and be sustainable for the next generation.

Great Tre Rhew Farm Facts

Demonstration Site Project

“In the...

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...