Don’t tuck parasites in for winter
We are now coming up to housing which is a good time to think about getting on top of parasites for the year and going forward into next grazing season. However, it is important this is done correctly to ensure the optimum outcome is […]
Routine calf health visits have a big role to play in improving total protein results
We collated these results for a presentation at the BCVA (British Cattle Vets Association) congress in Birmingham, and the results have been very interesting so we thought it would be good to share them with […]
Neonatal Calf Diarrhoea or Calf Scour as it is more commonly known, is the leading cause of death in newborn calves. It is still thought that as many as 3% of all calves born are lost to scour. Given that there are 1.8 million milking cows in the UK, this […]
On the Sunday afternoon of a steady on-call weekend, whilst taking myself out to visit an open garden, I received a call from one of our calf-rearing clients for advice on a sick calf that had been noticed a couple of hours prior. This isn’t a case we see every day, […]
The deaths as a result of poor hygiene are mainly caused by calf scour. Whilst some scour in calves is the result of brand new pathogens, the main cause of scour is pathogens already on the farm being present in high enough quantities to cause infection.
It is surprising how […]
We’re having a bit of a calf health focus this Autumn as after all, they are your future herd so ensuring they get a healthy start is key. The Mayer family at Orslow Manor have kindly allowed us to feature their youngstock health set up, successes and protocols. They’ve put […]
In January my husband and I began farming in our own right, taking on my parent’s multi-coloured suckler herd of British Blue cross and Limousin cross cows. As ‘New Entrant’ farmers with a modest piggy bank, and being tight Yorkshire folk, every penny invested had to be carefully planned.
We’ve […]
Summer mastitis usually occurs between July and September, affecting dry cows and maiden heifers. Trueperella pyogenes is the primary causative agent, but infections are often mixed. It is transmitted by biting flies so conditions that promote their existence are risk factors for disease – humid and damp weather, just what […]
In the UK, an average of 36% of the herd is lame on any day of assessment which is similar to other countries. Lame cows give less milk, take 10-30 days longer to get back in calf, and are more likely to be culled and suffer pain and discomfort, so […]
When selecting a sire for your cows there are many factors that can influence the appearance and performance of a bull so selecting “by eye” can be misleading. The only accurate way of assessing the genetic potential of an animal and what it can pass on to its youngstock is […]
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