FAQs during lambing season
With lambing season in full swing, Thomas Searle, a five year graduated farm only vet working for South Wales Farm Vets based near Llantrisant, answers some frequently asked questions he gets asked over the lambing...
Category: Animal Health
A lambing checklist to maximize profits
by Oli Hodgkinson BVSc, Cert SH&P, MRCVS, Trefaldwyn Vets With lambing upon us here is a checklist to help remind us how to keep lamb losses to a minimum but maximize the welfare and...
Top tips to ensure your all-terrain vehicle is secure
THE way farmers move around their property has evolved, from walking to riding horses, now to driving all‐terrain vehicles (ATVs). In 2017, these vehicles are now the main workhorse for any farm, no matter...
New parasite control package
NADIS has launched a new parasite control package for farmers, available through local veterinary practices. The parasite control package includes a more detailed, local (40km2) monthly parasite forecast, and interactive parasite control planners for...
Be on the look out for Sheep scab to guarantee prompt treatment
SHEEP scab is caused by the mite Psoroptes ovis; cattle are not affected. Mites are most commonly transmitted by direct contact with infested sheep, but can survive off the sheep for 17 days and...
Precision soil mapping
by Dr Delana Davies, Farming Connect Knowledge Exchange Hub MAKING precision farming efficiencies by using variable rate nutrient application relies on having accurate soil nutrient knowledge across the span of the growing area. Taking...
Scholarship applications now open
THE Nuffield Farming Scholarships Trust is pleased to announce that the application process for 2019 Scholarships is now open, and prospective Scholars are being encouraged to send in their submissions well ahead of the...
Respiratory disease in calves
RespiRatoRy disease in calves is an interaction between: • Various infectious agents (whether bacterial, viral or both) • environment (poorly ventilated buildings, overcrowding) • immunity (vaccination status) Viral Causes the important viral causes of...
RABI’s Winter Fair fundraising event
THE Royal agricultural Benevolent institution’s Brecon & Radnor committee is organising an evening with guest panellists at the Royal Welsh showground’s FUW pavilion on Monday November 27 (6pm). the event will raise money for farmers...
RABI’s Winter Fair fundraising event
tHe Royal agricultural Benevolent institution’s Brecon & Radnor committee is organising an evening with guest panellists at the Royal Welsh showground’s FUW pavilion on Monday November 27 (6pm). the event will raise money for...
