Content related to the topic: systems

24 October 2023

Uniformity in finished pigs

Guidance on how to reduce the variation in size between finisher pigs.

23 July 2020

Finishing pigs

Guidance on improving uniformity, marketing returns, and killing-out percentage.

28 September 2026

Slurry cooling

Cooling slurry in storage is not only better for the environment, it's better from an economic perspective, too. Find out more about slurry cooling and how you can implement it.

23 December 2020

Small piglet management

Guidance on how to manage small piglets

13 August 2020

Weaning and small pig management

Guidance on weaning, including creep feeding and small pig management

13 August 2020

When to skip-a-heat in sows and gilts

Use this information to find how why and how to skip-a-heat to avoid a second litter performance drop.

6 October 2026

Claw horn lesions in cows

These lesions are caused by imbalances of weight, trauma to the foot and other physical factors.

24 April 2026

Improving the lifetime performance of ewes

Challenge Sheep is a research project to develop best practice for managing replacement ewes and understand the impact of the rearing phase on a ewe’s lifetime performance.

16 June 2020

Indoor farrowing: Keeping piglets healthy

Advice to help newborn piglets thrive in an indoor farrowing environment

28 March 2025

Liver fluke survival in silage project

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

Beef feed efficiency research project delivers cost saving for farmers and the environment

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 September 2026

Challenge Sheep

A project investigating the impact of body condition and mating ewes as ewe lambs or shearlings on lifetime performance.