Case Studies

Andy Gibbon - Beef

Out-dated cattle handling facilities were adding extra time and risk to the daily routine of Cheshire beef and sheep farmer Andy Gibbon.

Now improved efficiency and a safer working environment means he is weighing animals more regularly, paying closer attention to growth rates and correctly worming / treating cattle as soon as they arrive on the farm - all contributing to farm competitiveness and improved animal health and welfare.

"We've been able to put a vaccination programme in place to tackle the problems identified by the blood tests."

David Goodier - Pigs

It was evident to Lancashire pig farmer David Goodier that better housing was the solution to reducing pre-weaning piglet mortality on his farm... now he's seeing on average an extra piglet per sow surviving.

"...developing an action plan to address each issue made us focus on what needed doing and where we could get help."

John Waller - Dairy

Plenty of milk and plenty of problems. That seems to sum up the situation that John Waller faced 12 months ago with his herd of 110 dairy cows.

"By calving our heifers earlier and reducing our calving index and metabolic disease incidence we are budgeted to be £5,000 per year better off."

Richard Close

Big savings for Morecambe Bay dairy farmer.

"Through more tailored fertiliser application and by making better use of slurry I reckon we’ve saved about £4,000 this year alone."