Mandatory Unit: Cattle Lameness
Cattle lameness is one of the most significant welfare and productivity issues in dairy farming, in this unit, learn how to identify and address lameness in cattle.
Cattle lameness is one of the most significant welfare and productivity issues in dairy farming, in this unit, learn how to identify and address lameness in cattle.
Understand the benefits of trees on upland livestock farms.
African Swine Fever is widely regarded as one of the most serious and damaging diseases affecting pigs worldwide. In this course we cover how the virus spreads, the symptoms, diagnosis, action and prevention.
Renewable heat is the production of heat from technologies that are considered renewable such as Biomass, Heat Pumps, Biogas Combustion and Solar Domestic Hot Water (SDHW)/Solar Thermal.
Chemical (pesticides or herbicides) control of pests and weeds has been an integral part of agriculture, food security and land use efficiency facilitating the production of safe and high-quality food and feed with improved yields. However, after application chemicals may...
This module examines the causes and prevention of Injurious pecking (IP) in laying hens.
This module examines key factors in managing nutrients on your farmland to save money and improve the organic content of your soil. It is equally applicable to those within or outside a Nitrate Vulnerable Zone (NVZ).
Schmallenberg virus is transmitted by biting midges and can infect and cause disease in sheep, cattle and goats. Learn how to recognise symptoms, what the risks are and how best to treat and control it.
Avian influenza (AI) or bird flu is a highly contagious viral disease of birds. It affects both wild and domestic birds and some strains are more pathogenic than others, resulting in a range of symptoms from very mild respiratory signs...
The UK Energy Grid is a high-voltage powered transmission network that serves Great Britain. Owned by National Grid, this network serves to connect major power stations and 225,000 substations via 220,000km overhead lines and underground power cables.