Dairy Cow Health Monitoring
N.B. This resource has been transferred from the previous Farming Connect 2007 - 2015 programme and was correct at the time of publication.
Foel Fawr Farm
Owen Brothers
Foel Fawr Farm, Anglesey
Foel Fawr farm runs a pedigree herd of 70 Hereford Cattle. It is a spring calving system where careful selection of replacement bulls is deemed essential for ease of calving and producing strong replacement...
Fferm Rhiwaedog
Emyr, Aled and Dylan Jones
Fferm Rhiwaedog, Bala, Gwynedd
Key areas you wish to focus on as a demonstration farmer?
To compare different techniques for fattening lambs such as fattening on reseeds or stubble turnips
To investigate how we...
Safe Use of Vet and Med
Course duration can vary please check with your chosen provider - a certificate of competence will be awarded upon completion. This training course will be a mix of both practical and theory elements.
This training course will give you the...
Bovine Viral Diarrhoea (BVD)
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, diagnosis and...
New Dairy Farm
New Dairy Farm, Newport, Gwent
Focus Site Project: Multi Cut silage – Improving the digestibility and milk from forage
Project aims:
- The dairy industry is moving forward to more sustainable and efficient production while still increasing yields and components. However...
Body Condition Scoring - cattle
Research indicates that monitoring the BCS in order to keep cows in adequate condition throughout the production cycle can improve reproductive performance and positively impact the economics of the operation.
Gyfylchau
Gyfylchau, Llanerfyl, Welshpool
Focus Site Project: Improving flock health for better returns
Project Introduction:
Monitoring animal health and developing an effective health plan will ensure timely interventions are undertaken, reduce management costs, prevent and control disease and, therefore, improve the health...
Sheep Scanning
A 2 day course – offered by Embryonics Ltd
This is a course aimed at non-veterinarians who wish to learn the art or pregnancy diagnosis for own farm use or as a commercial enterprise, the course covers:
- Bio-security
- Scanning technique...