Courses are on offer for farm skills.FARMERS are being offered new training programmes aimed at improving business, and livestock livestock Farm animals, with the exception of poultry. In Western countries the category encompasses primarily cattle, sheep, pigs, goats, horses, donkeys, and mules; other animals (e.g., buffalo, oxen, or camels) may predominate in other areas. health. Landskills North East launched a new series of courses and workshops yesterday for people working with livestock groups including cattle, sheep, pigs and poultry poultry, domesticated fowl kept primarily for meat and eggs; including birds of the order Galliformes, e.g., the chicken, turkey, guinea fowl, pheasant, quail, and peacock; and natatorial (swimming) birds, e.g., the duck and goose. . The training is funded by Landskills North East and will take place at XL Vets practices, which have designed the courses in everything from cattle foot trimming to bull fertility fertility: see infertility. fertility Ability of an individual or couple to reproduce through normal sexual activity. About 80% of healthy, fertile women are able to conceive within one year if they have intercourse regularly without contraception. testing. Project manager Peter Nailon, said: "The FarmSkills initiative is a great opportunity for the North East. They are part of a wide range of activities that are being supported by the LandSkills programme and given the current economic climate their launch could not be bettered timed." Veterinary surgeon, Richard Matthews, added: "Working together with our farmers, we can help improve our region's livestock health and have a positive impact on farm business profits." The courses will be held at practices in Alnwick, Hexham and Barnard Castle. For more information, call 07748 805497, or 0845 278-8800. |
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