A data driven review of on-farm adjustments and their role in improving long-term viability and resilience of Welsh lamb production

Spread over two holdings between Radnorshire and Breconshire, the Lewis family’s farm spans...

Main Objectives

• Improve profitability and business resilience under current market conditions.
• Build a business fit for the future and continue to develop infrastructure, technology and innovation where appropriate returns justify the investment...

This training will introduce the value of body condition scoring (BCS), explain good approaches to take regards timing and handling and detail what you need to do to comply with this Universal Action under the Sustainable Farming Scheme, launching in...

Project Aim:

Investigate the potential in increasing total cheese yield through selecting for the Kappa Casein BB gene.

Introduction:

Past laboratory studies have...

Project aims:

• This project started on 23/5/16 and is still running.
• The project will aim to evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of rotational grazing. By measuring and comparing...

Introduction to project: 

Cows at Pensarnau farm are housed for most of...

Insufficient copper, cobalt and selenium in cattle is known to have a negative impact on performance, but this is often exacerbated by malnutrition, poor husbandry and ineffective parasite control. In this module, you will learn about the causes and effects...

This module will cover several key issues at lambing time: Ring womb, various types of malpresentation and vaginal and uterine prolapse. Identifying and acting quickly to correct these problems can save the life of both the ewe and her lambs...

Avian influenza (AI) or bird flu is a highly contagious viral disease of birds. It affects both wild and domestic birds and some strains are more pathogenic than others, resulting in a range of symptoms from very mild respiratory signs...