What's in your livestock shed 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visits a low-effort, high-welfare beef shedBuildings on the Morris family’s farm at Lower Drostre, near Brecon, were outdated and poorly positioned. In their place the family has put up a 150-bed shed that allows bedding,… 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… HOUSING AND HANDLINGWIYLS vists a £60,000 purpose-built calf shedInvolving a team of professionals including vets and building experts in the design of a new calf shed has helped a Welsh dairy farm create fit-for-purpose housing for rearing its… WHATS IN YOUR LIVESTOCK SHEDWIYLS: New beef build helps lift finisher growth to 2kg/dayA beef fattening building designed to aid natural ventilation is accelerating the finishing period at a Carmarthenshire livestock farm. Beef production at Rest Farm near Llanboidy is focused on maximising… WHATS IN YOUR LIVESTOCK SHEDWIYLS: Calf polytunnels enable switch to block-calvingA Carmarthenshire dairy farm converting to autumn block-calving from a level milk supply profile has relieved pressure on calf-rearing facilities with low-cost housing. Roger and Alison Evans and their sons,… WHATS IN YOUR LIVESTOCK SHEDWIYLS goes inside Duchy College’s £3.6m dairy unitImproved cow comfort and a better feeding regime have boosted milk yields by 2 litres a cow a day at Duchy College, Cornwall. The "Future Farm" research facility, which houses… More articles
