Farming Connect project work interventions help sheep farm halve prolapse rate
12 January 2023
A Denbighshire sheep farm has halved its incidence of prolapse at lambing by tackling known risk factors in pregnant ewes.
Prolapse had been one of the biggest challenges in the closed flock of 350 pedigree Lleyns...
Poultry: October 2021 – September 2022
This dashboard outlines poultry key activity undertaken across the Farming Connect programme between October 2021 - September 2022.
Circular systems in agriculture Part 1: Livestock production sustainability
21 December 2022
Dr David Cutress: IBERS, Aberystwyth University.
- Circular systems and economies aim to improve efficiencies whilst reducing waste by recycling, reusing and refurbishing materials and energy throughout production
- Within agriculture, many production aspects are amenable to...
Faecal egg count (FEC) sampling can significantly reduce the need to worm dairy and beef youngstock for roundworms without impacting on their health and performance.
20 December 2022
A three-year European Innovation Partnership (EIP) Wales study on dairy farms in Ceredigion resulted in all three farms managing their R2 yearling heifers at grass without the need to treat them for gut round worms; one...