LIVESTOCK – Innovation for Agriculture

PRECISION LIVESTOCK

The Livestock department has an experienced and knowledgeable team who are currently working on three main projects: precision Livestock Farming, 4D4F – Data Driven Dairy Decisions For Farmers and Antibiotic Resistance.

CURRENT PROJECTS

Antibiotic Resistance

May 4, 2017

The emerging resistance of bacteria to antibiotics, including…

4D4F – Data driven dairy decisions for farmers

May 4, 2017

Precision Livestock Farming

May 4, 2017

Precision Livestock Farming (PLF) can be defined as the management…

IMPROVING ANIMAL WELFARE AND REDUCING ANTIBIOTIC VIDEOS

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Preventing Lameness Through Vaccination – Sheep

Veterinary consultant Fiona Lovett and sheep farmer Gareth Owen talk about vaccination for lameness

This video was produced as part of IfA’s Antimicrobial Programme to reduce the use of antibiotics on the farm by improving animal health and welfare.

Plan, Prevent, Protect

Veterinary consultant Fiona Lovett and vet Sarah Tomlinson give tips on improving flock health and reducing antibiotic use.

This video was produced as part of IfA’s Antimicrobial Programme to reduce the use of antibiotics on the farm by improving animal health and welfare.

Effective Management Of Nutrition At Lambing Time

Sheep farmer Gareth Owen explaining the importance of nutrition management for his flock.

This video was produced as part of IfA’s Antimicrobial Programme to reduce the use of antibiotics on the farm by improving animal health and welfare.

Defining Responsibility At Lambing Time

Sheep farmer Gareth Owen talks through his management protocols during lambing time.

This video was produced as part of IfA’s Antimicrobial Programme to reduce the use of antibiotics on the farm by improving animal health and welfare.

How To Get The Most Value From Your Farm Vet

Sarah Tomlinson explaining the importance of vet visits

This video was produced as part of IfA’s Antimicrobial Programme to reduce the use of antibiotics on the farm by improving animal health and welfare.

Early Mastitis Indicators In GEA Robotic Milkers

Innovation Centre Manager David Pettit talking about the use of technology to detect early signs of mastitis.

This video was produced as part of IfA’s Antimicrobial Programme to reduce the use of antibiotics on the farm by improving animal health and welfare.

Reducing Antibiotic Use With Rumination Monitoring

Vet David Jackson talking about the outcomes of using Smartbow rumination sensors.

This video was produced as part of IfA’s Antimicrobial Programme to reduce the use of antibiotics on the farm by improving animal health and welfare.

Vaccination In Beef – Prevention Is Better Than Cure

Vet Sarah Tomlinson talking about the importance of a vaccination programme.

This video was produced as part of IfA’s Antimicrobial Programme to reduce the use of antibiotics on the farm by improving animal health and welfare.

Optimum Calf Housing To Minimize Disease

Calf rearer Steven Pass and Christina Cowell from Blade Farming talk about the importance of calf housing.

This video was produced as part of IfA’s Antimicrobial Programme to reduce the use of antibiotics on the farm by improving animal health and welfare.

Limiting Disease Outbreak When Introducing New Stock – Beef

Vet Sarah Tomlinson talking about the importance of animal movements on and off farm.

This video was produced as part of IfA’s Antimicrobial Programme to reduce the use of antibiotics on the farm by improving animal health and welfare.

Miracle Tech Thermal Imaging In Beef

Beef farmer George Coles talking about Miracle Tech thermal imaging.

This video was produced as part of IfA’s Antimicrobial Programme to reduce the use of antibiotics on the farm by improving animal health and welfare.

Biosecurity In Beef

Vet Sarah Tomlinson talking about best practice to improve biosecurity

This video was produced as part of IfA’s Antimicrobial Programme to reduce the use of antibiotics on the farm by improving animal health and welfare.

Attention To Detail At Calf Rearing

Calf rearer Steven Pass and Christina Cowell from Blade Farming talking about calf management techniques.

This video was produced as part of IfA’s Antimicrobial Programme to reduce the use of antibiotics on the farm by improving animal health and welfare.

Automatic Temperature Monitoring In Cows

Dairy farmer John Baggs talking about using Fever Tags in his calf rearing system.

This video was produced as part of IfA’s Antimicrobial Programme to reduce the use of antibiotics on the farm by improving animal health and welfare.

Gaining Confidence In Teat Sealants

Dairy farmer Jacqui Browne talking about the benefits of using teat sealants.

This video was produced as part of IfA’s Antimicrobial Programme to reduce the use of antibiotics on the farm by improving animal health and welfare.

Treating Pig Lameness – Are Antibiotics The Answer?

Pig farmer Karen Thompson talking about lameness treatments.

This video was produced as part of IfA’s Antimicrobial Programme to reduce the use of antibiotics on the farm by improving animal health and welfare.

Removing In-Feed Antibiotics

Pig farmer Richard Lister talking about the effectiveness of removing in-feed antibiotics.

This video was produced as part of IfA’s Antimicrobial Programme to reduce the use of antibiotics on the farm by improving animal health and welfare.

The Role Of Biosecurity In Helping To Achieve Low Antibiotic Use

Pig Farmer Karen Thompson explainng the importance and benefits of having good biosecurity.

This video was produced as part of IfA’s Antimicrobial Programme to reduce the use of antibiotics on the farm by improving animal health and welfare.

Vaccination To Control Enzootic Abortion In Sheep

Sheep farmer John Wood explaining the importance of vaccination to control abortion.

This video was produced as part of IfA’s Antimicrobial Programme to reduce the use of antibiotics on the farm by improving animal health and welfare.

3 Farmer Tips For Reducing Antibiotic Use On A Sheep Farm

Sheep farmer John Wood giving tips on how to reduce overall antibiotic use.

This video was produced as part of IfA’s Antimicrobial Programme to reduce the use of antibiotics on the farm by improving animal health and welfare.

THE LIVESTOCK TEAM

Nial J. O’Boyle

Head of Livestock

Nial graduated as a vet from University of Liverpool in 2001. After several years in mainly dairy practice in the UK, he worked on, and managed large livestock units in the USA.

He has a Masters in Immunology and Nutrition and an MBA from Cranfield School of Management.

Richard Lloyd

Precision Livestock Manager

A farmer’s son, Richard has had first-hand experience on how new technology can improve animal welfare and reduce stress in today’s ever increasing farm sizes.

Richard is leading the multinational European thematic network, Data Driven Dairy Decisions for farmers (4D4F), and is also responsible for the Data management and Reproduction groups.

Previously, after gaining a degree in Agriculture from Newcastle University, Richard managed the family farm (dairy, poultry, beef, sheep and arable) before working in cattle genetics.

Laura Palczynski

Livestock Research Assistant

Laura joined the livestock team part-time in 2018 whilst continuing to write her PhD thesis at Harper Adams University. Her PhD research explored dairy calf rearing using interviews to understand the opinions, experiences and actions of both farmers and advisors. Prior to this, she graduated from the University of Bristol with a BSc (Hons) in Animal Behaviour and Welfare which sparked her interest in how scientific research can be practically applied on farms. She is particularly interested in how research and advice can help farmers to overcome challenges and promote best practice.

Ben Thompson

Livestock Research Assistant

Ben joined IfA’s livestock team in 2018. Since graduating with a degree in Agriculture from Harper Adams University he has been an assistant production manager on a large-scale mixed farm in Herefordshire. He has experience in the dairy sector having worked on and helped to manage dairy farms in South West Wales and his home county of Herefordshire. His areas of specific interest and ambitions are helping livestock farming become innovative, sustainable and prepared as much as possible for future challenges.

PRECISION LIVESTOCK

CURRENT PROJECTS

IMPROVING ANIMAL WELFARE AND REDUCING ANTIBIOTIC VIDEOS

CLICK ON THE VIDEOS BELOW TO SEE A FULL SCREEN VERSION

Preventing Lameness Through Vaccination – Sheep

This video was produced as part of IfA’s Antimicrobial Programme to reduce the use of antibiotics on the farm by improving animal health and welfare.

Plan, Prevent, Protect

This video was produced as part of IfA’s Antimicrobial Programme to reduce the use of antibiotics on the farm by improving animal health and welfare.

Effective Management Of Nutrition At Lambing Time

This video was produced as part of IfA’s Antimicrobial Programme to reduce the use of antibiotics on the farm by improving animal health and welfare.

Defining Responsibility At Lambing Time

This video was produced as part of IfA’s Antimicrobial Programme to reduce the use of antibiotics on the farm by improving animal health and welfare.

How To Get The Most Value From Your Farm Vet

This video was produced as part of IfA’s Antimicrobial Programme to reduce the use of antibiotics on the farm by improving animal health and welfare.

Early Mastitis Indicators In GEA Robotic Milkers

This video was produced as part of IfA’s Antimicrobial Programme to reduce the use of antibiotics on the farm by improving animal health and welfare.

Reducing Antibiotic Use With Rumination Monitoring

This video was produced as part of IfA’s Antimicrobial Programme to reduce the use of antibiotics on the farm by improving animal health and welfare.

Vaccination In Beef – Prevention Is Better Than Cure

This video was produced as part of IfA’s Antimicrobial Programme to reduce the use of antibiotics on the farm by improving animal health and welfare.

Optimum Calf Housing To Minimize Disease

This video was produced as part of IfA’s Antimicrobial Programme to reduce the use of antibiotics on the farm by improving animal health and welfare.

Limiting Disease Outbreak When Introducing New Stock – Beef

This video was produced as part of IfA’s Antimicrobial Programme to reduce the use of antibiotics on the farm by improving animal health and welfare.

Miracle Tech Thermal Imaging In Beef

This video was produced as part of IfA’s Antimicrobial Programme to reduce the use of antibiotics on the farm by improving animal health and welfare.

Biosecurity In Beef

This video was produced as part of IfA’s Antimicrobial Programme to reduce the use of antibiotics on the farm by improving animal health and welfare.

Attention To Detail At Calf Rearing

This video was produced as part of IfA’s Antimicrobial Programme to reduce the use of antibiotics on the farm by improving animal health and welfare.

Automatic Temperature Monitoring In Cows

This video was produced as part of IfA’s Antimicrobial Programme to reduce the use of antibiotics on the farm by improving animal health and welfare.

Gaining Confidence In Teat Sealants

This video was produced as part of IfA’s Antimicrobial Programme to reduce the use of antibiotics on the farm by improving animal health and welfare.

Treating Pig Lameness – Are Antibiotics The Answer?

This video was produced as part of IfA’s Antimicrobial Programme to reduce the use of antibiotics on the farm by improving animal health and welfare.

Removing In-Feed Antibiotics

This video was produced as part of IfA’s Antimicrobial Programme to reduce the use of antibiotics on the farm by improving animal health and welfare.

The Role Of Biosecurity In Helping To Achieve Low Antibiotic Use

This video was produced as part of IfA’s Antimicrobial Programme to reduce the use of antibiotics on the farm by improving animal health and welfare.

Vaccination To Control Enzootic Abortion In Sheep

This video was produced as part of IfA’s Antimicrobial Programme to reduce the use of antibiotics on the farm by improving animal health and welfare.

3 Farmer Tips For Reducing Antibiotic Use On A Sheep Farm

This video was produced as part of IfA’s Antimicrobial Programme to reduce the use of antibiotics on the farm by improving animal health and welfare.

THE LIVESTOCK TEAM

Nial J. O’Boyle

Richard Lloyd

Laura Palczynski

Ben Thompson

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