Looking at ways to provide appropriate housing such as cubicles, straw yards, pens or hutches to maximise animal performance and welfare standards.

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...

This is a 1 day workshop with a certificate of attendance issued upon completion.

This workshop has been designed to deliver practical, useful information to help you care for the calf in its early months.

Aimed at stockmen on farm...

Project aims:

• To improve daily liveweight gains and profitability of the intensive indoor calf rearing enterprise by determining the true extent of Pneumonia cases in young...

We think of worms in sheep causing dirty back ends and severe weight loss but worms can reduce growth rate by 50% with no clinical signs. Effective worm control means better performance and hence profitability.

Further information on anthelmintic resistance...

Project Objectives: 

The main aim of this project is to compare the daily liveweight gain (DLWG) of lambs supplemented with different...

Introduction 

Body Condition Scoring is an effective way to monitor the whole herd’s health and fertility status. It has never been more important to strike that balance between: 
Economic Feeding, Milk Production, Animal Welfare and Herd Fertility. 
Identifying and maintaining...

Dylasau Uchaf are keen to reduce their reliance on bought in concentrate feed, specifically for their 350-380 flock (number dependent on scanning results) of crossbred mules and Welsh mules around lambing. 

Tupping begins on...

This module provides an introduction to anthelmintic resistance and sustainable use of anthelmintics  . This includes considerations around considerate dosing and use to ensure protection of animals whilst minimising resistance development, and minimising the risk of these chemicals detrimentally impacting...

Dairy cows have complex nutritional needs and feeding accounts for one of the biggest costs of production. Matching nutrition to requirements at each stage of the production cycle is critical and can be challenging to meet. This module looks at...