Johne's disease or paratuberculosis is greatly under-diagnosed in many UK sheep flocks. 

The disease is characterised by emaciation but not, as in cattle, chronic severe diarrhoea. Disease is encountered in all sheep husbandry systems, including extensively managed flocks. 

In many...

This module explores the causes and prevention of abortion in cattle.

This online postgraduate module runs for 3 months, starting in May. Participants should either hold a first degree or have at least 2 years relevant experience in agriculture. The course can be taken as stand alone CPD or can be...

Project aims: 

• AI insemination is a tool that provides an affordable way for farmers to access superior genetics
• Farmers also have the ability to synchronise their cattle to...

The Parc y Morfa calf project will look to develop a calf ‘decision tree’ which will guide farmers through a step-by-step process...

Farming Connect is looking for farmers and contractors who want to master their on-farm nutrient storage and management practices ahead of the new water regulations, becoming muck management-ambassadors for the rest of the industry in Wales. 

Master slurry is...

Project aims:

• Work that will be carried out will follow the newly formed Gwaredu BVD program. The ambition of the Gwaredu BVD project is to collect blood samples from...

Project aims:

• With such variation and tight margins with winter finishing, finishers must look to gain a better understanding...

Ovine Pulmonary Adenocarcinoma (OPA), also known as Jaagsiekte, is an infectious lung cancer of sheep and goats found worldwide apart from Australia and New Zealand. It is classed as one of the “iceberg diseases” of sheep. The extent of the...

Calves are born with a low immunity as important antibodies cannot be transferred from mother to calf until after birth. The first milk the cow produces is called colostrum and is rich in antibodies, also known as immunoglobulins.