Contents tagged with HerdAdvance

Driving herd health improvements on Welsh dairy farms

7 March 2023

Driving herd health improvements on Welsh dairy farms

HerdAdvance has supported more than 500 Welsh dairy farmers to improve animal health and welfare by adopting pre-emptive herd health planning techniques

Quarterly screening helps control Johne’s disease

1 September 2022

Quarterly screening helps control Johne’s disease

Johne’s disease testing funded by HerdAdvance is helping Powys dairy farmer Johnathan Wilkinson keep the disease under control.
Blood testing key to reducing stillborn calves in heifers

2 March 2021

Blood testing key to reducing stillborn calves in heifers

Identifying trace element deficiencies by blood testing helped Flintshire dairy farmer Tom Bletcher to reduce his stillborn rate from 8% to 2% in his replacement heifers, leading to significant cost savings.
Bulk milk sampling enables early disease detection and control

12 January 2021

Bulk milk sampling enables early disease detection and control

Monitoring his herd through bulk milk sampling allowed farmer Roger Howells to detect a disease outbreak early and prevent further spread.
Small changes have a big impact on youngstock health

2 December 2021

Small changes have a big impact on youngstock health

By making small alterations to calf housing, farmer Marc Evans has seen reduced pneumonia cases and improved health across his youngstock.
Understanding causes of mastitis key to control

12 January 2021

Understanding causes of mastitis key to control

By putting a Mastitis Control Plan in place, farmer Chris Mossman has seen cases of mastitis fall drastically in his herd at Nantybach Farm.
Regular weighing the key to optimising age at first calving

12 January 2021

Regular weighing the key to optimising age at first calving

Monthly weighing heifers has helped Wrexham dairy farmer Richard Evans bring down the average age of calving by nine months leading to a significant cost saving.
Profion rheolaidd yn cadw Clefyd Johne dan reolaeth

13 July 2020

Profion rheolaidd yn cadw Clefyd Johne dan reolaeth
Cael gwared â chloffni i gadw buchod yn symud

13 July 2020

Cael gwared â chloffni i gadw buchod yn symud
HerdAdvance Overview - May 2020

1 June 2020

HerdAdvance Overview - May 2020

The HerdAdvance project first recruited farmers in the autumn of 2018, with a second opportunity to join the project in the autumn of 2019.

Regular testing helps keep Johne’s under control

13 July 2020

Regular testing helps keep Johne’s under control

Quarterly testing for Johne’s disease is helping Carmarthenshire dairy farmer Rheinallt Harries identify infected cows and control the spread.
Stamping out lameness keeps cows on the move

13 July 2020

Stamping out lameness keeps cows on the move

Routinely mobility scoring helped Flintshire dairy farmer Rhys Davies reduce lameness across his herd and identify replacements for future breeding.

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