Contents tagged with sheep

Role of Fusobacterium necrophorum in sheep and the environment in the severity and persistence of footrot (PhD)

14 January 2022

Role of Fusobacterium necrophorum in sheep and the environment in the severity and persistence of footrot (PhD)

Ovine footrot is an infectious cause of lameness in sheep that has significant economic impact for the UK sheep farming industry
How to assess clover content in pastures

7 October 2025

How to assess clover content in pastures

Use the clover content assessment stick to help you estimate the clover content in your pastures and assess nitrogen (N) supply.

Development of a new methane inventory

5 August 2021

Development of a new methane inventory

Methane emissions for the inventory (AC0115)
Use of real-time in situ nitrogen sensors to enhance sustainability and reduce costs in livestock systems (PhD)

14 January 2022

Use of real-time in situ nitrogen sensors to enhance sustainability and reduce costs in livestock systems (PhD)

Optimising the use of nitrogen represents one of the major goals of sustainable livestock farming systems from both an economic and environmental standpoint
Welsh hill sheep breeding

6 December 2021

Welsh hill sheep breeding

HCC is undertaking a project to evaluate the ability to generate long term genetic improvements in the Welsh ewe flock
Antimicrobial use in ruminants

14 January 2022

Antimicrobial use in ruminants

AHDB has commissioned the development of a pilot eMB-Cattle system; the pilot will record antimicrobial usage data across a number of beef and dairy farms
EWEBenefit - Efficiency with environmental benefits through optimising sheep genetics

24 January 2022

EWEBenefit - Efficiency with environmental benefits through optimising sheep genetics

Efficiency with environmental benefits through optimising sheep genetics; developing a new approach to UK sheep genetic evaluations
Footbath to prevent lameness in sheep (PhD)

26 September 2023

Footbath to prevent lameness in sheep (PhD)

Optimising the use of footbathing for control and prevention of lameness in sheep
What really causes footrot in sheep (PhD)

4 January 2022

What really causes footrot in sheep (PhD)

What really causes footrot in sheep - a national cohort study of the microbial diversity of Dichelobacter nodosus in sheep in sickness and in health
Identifying and exploiting the molecular basis of resistance to gastrointestinal parasites (PhD)

14 January 2022

Identifying and exploiting the molecular basis of resistance to gastrointestinal parasites (PhD)

Brown Stomach worm is the most common species of nematode parasite that infects sheep in the UK
Feeding maize silage to sheep

29 July 2021

Feeding maize silage to sheep

See our example rations and top tips for feeding maize to ewes or store lambs.
Feeding maize silage to cattle

3 February 2025

Feeding maize silage to cattle

Find out if feeding maize is suitable for your cattle and see our information on protein supplementation and feeding co-products.

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