News
Animal health planning delivering benefits
IN the last 12 months more than 1,000 farms in the North West of England have taken positive action to improve animal health and welfare as a result of the Northwest Livestock Programme.
Read more | Comments (0) | September 02 2010
Grant application process simplified as plans make headway – July update
PERFORMANCE Grant applications continue to increase as livestock programme plans on cattle, sheep, pig and poultry farms reach fruition - for Round 5 / June deadline there were 129 applications submitted
Read more | Comments (0) | July 30 2010
Events
Westmorland County Show
ONE of Britain's Oldest and Cumbria's Biggest Livestock Shows featuring: sheep, cattle, pigs, goats, alpacas - also horses, poultry, hounds dogs, heavy horses and rare breeds.
Full Event Details | Starts September 09 2010 at 09:00AM
Entry Level Stewardship Online - Interactive training session from the comfort of your home
You are invited to join an interactive ELS Online training session from the comfort of your farm office or home; all you need is access to the internet and a telephone.
Full Event Details | Starts September 27 2010 at 10:00AM
Fact Sheets
Heat Stress (Outdoor Herds) -Action for Productivity
Published on 10 May 2010
PIGS kept outdoors are particularly vulnerable to radiant heat and sunburn and it is important that they have access to shade in sunny weather. This fact sheet from BPEX provides a check list of advice on wallow management, shade, accomodation and effects to the breeding herd.
Further Action for Productivity fact sheets are avaialbel from BPEX at http://edition.pagesuite-professional.co.uk/archives/bpex/
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Heat Stress (Indoor Herds) -Action for Productivity
Published on 10 May 2010
HEAT stress is caused when a pig's body temperature rises above certain limits. This fact sheet from BPEX gives tips on how to ensure your indoor herd remain cool enough to maintain fertility throughout the year and maintain high feed intake and growth rates throughout the summer months.
Looking at building insulation, ventilation, water and management guidelines. Further Action for Productivity fact sheets are available from BPEX at http://edition.pagesuite-professional.co.uk/archives/bpex/