What's in your livestock shed HOUSING AND HANDLINGWhat's in your Livestock Shed? visits £115k lambing shedInvesting in a lambing shed might seem extravagant for a sheep farmer renting all their ground, but Annie Carr of The Brays in Herefordshire has costed the expense down to… WHATS IN YOUR LIVESTOCK SHEDBeef shed design combines low effort and high welfareA beef housing system in Powys is designed to minimise labour, maximise animal health and welfare, and protect the farming system from increasingly frequent weather extremes. The Morris family replaced… WHATS IN YOUR LIVESTOCK SHEDWhat’s In Your Livestock Shed? Comfort for 50-point rotaryPrioritising cow comfort and wellbeing in the design of new housing has boosted average annual milk yield by 1,000 litres a head at a Carmarthenshire dairy farm. Features include waterbeds,… WHATS IN YOUR LIVESTOCK SHEDWhat’s in Your Livestock Shed? visits a converted calf shedHistorically, a high incidence of pneumonia had impacted calf health at The Brook, Tybroughton, near Whitchurch, Shropshire, and there were consequences for performance when animals joined the milking herd. In… WHATS IN YOUR LIVESTOCK SHEDVideo: What's in your livestock shed? visits a sheep dairyHaving always kept a small flock of Mules, vets John Bailey and Heather Benbow have now realised their dream to make cheese from their own milking flock. The couple sold… WHATS IN YOUR LIVESTOCK SHEDWhat’s in Your Livestock Shed? visits a high-tech pig unitA state-of-the-art indoor pig farrowing and dry sow unit, projected to produce more than 10,000 piglets a year, is showcasing some of the highest levels of indoor pig welfare and… WHATS IN YOUR LIVESTOCK SHEDWIYLS? New calf-rearing unit eases pressureRearing calves has historically been one of the toughest jobs for the Williams family, but a new purpose-designed shed has made the whole process healthier for youngstock and more enjoyable… WHATS IN YOUR LIVESTOCK SHEDWhat’s in Your Livestock Shed? visits a £1m robotic dairyA Pembrokeshire family farm has made a once-in-a-generation investment in a £1m dairy building designed for cow comfort and ease of management. The investment has enabled Mark and Caroline Davies,… WHATS IN YOUR LIVESTOCK SHEDWIYLS visits a purpose-built calf buildingInvesting in a purpose-built calf-rearing shed with capacity for 250 animals has accelerated expansion at Seimon and Eleanor Thomas’ Pembrokeshire dairy farm. At 750 cows, the herd at Drysgolgoch, Llwyndrain,… WHATS IN YOUR LIVESTOCK SHEDWhat’s in Your Livestock Shed? visits a nutrition barnInspired by dairy setups in Denmark, the design of the nutrition barn at the Centre for Dairy Science Innovation at the University of Nottingham has resulted in a cool, calm… WHATS IN YOUR LIVESTOCK SHEDWhat’s in Your Livestock Shed? visits an £11m research unitA multimillion-pound pig research unit has been designed to test the commercial value of new technology. The £11m unit was the brainchild of Leeds University professor Helen Miller. Its aim… WHATS IN YOUR LIVESTOCK SHEDWIYLS visits a £225,000 calf shed modelled on broiler designPneumonia cases are now few and far between and calf growth rates are exceeding 1kg a day since a climate-controlled calf unit, similar to a broiler house, was erected at… More articles
