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Welfare
13 July 2020
Routinely mobility scoring helped Flintshire dairy farmer Rhys Davies reduce lameness across his herd and identify replacements for future breeding.
27 April 2020
Top tips for mobility mentors about incorporating the Healthy Feet Programme into their work
27 April 2020
An economic review of the costs of lameness estimated the average lameness event costs in the region of £330.
27 April 2020
Salicylic acid is widely used, especially by hoof trimmers. However, care is required to stay the right side of the law.
28 March 2025
Liver fluke is a parasite that affects the health and welfare of livestock, specifically cattle and sheep. This research investigates whether liver fluke in silage poses a risk to livestock.
16 April 2020
Investigating new systems which will make beef cattle more efficient to produce, less damaging to the environment and yet still more cost-effective for farmers
17 April 2020
Preventing Digital Dermatitis (DD) infection pre-calving and minimising body condition score loss post-calving are a must to ensure optimum foot health in an animal’s first lactation and beyond.
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6 January 2021
Disinfection and hot washing crucial to prevent Crypto spread from calf jackets.
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20 March 2024
Guidance on providing the correct quality and quantity of water to pigs
14 November 2025
A project investigating the impact of body condition and mating ewes as ewe lambs or shearlings on lifetime performance.
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18 March 2025
It is vital to monitor water use in pig production for improved efficiency and cost control