It was great to see the Wainwright family profiled in Farmers Guardian recently, talking about the calf health turnaround at The Sycamores. It’s a project we’ve been involved in from the start, working alongside George as well as the family and MSD Animal Health.
The Wainwrights run 220 pedigree Holsteins alongside […]
By Hannah Rowson, Clinical Vet in Whitchurch
With margins tight, are you optimising the forage, feed, and performance of your dairy herd?
Would you like these questions answered:
By May Shaw, Clinical Vet in Derbyshire
With tupping just around the corner, now is the time to start thinking about getting your ewes in the best possible condition for breeding. For many flocks, this traditionally includes giving the ewes a wormer before the rams go in. However, does every […]
Our Whitchurch vets, Alkis and Laura, had an unusual call the other week to a cow calving with a dead calf that was ‘awkward to get’! Opting for a caesarean after confirming it was indeed awkward and darn right odd! On cutting into the uterus, it became clear this was […]
By Nat Parker
I was doing some drying off for a client and discussing how well they were doing with having majority fitting the protocol for using just sealant, from the data on individual cow mastitis cases and low cell counts.
As I started drying off the cows, I noticed how […]
By Rachel Blackett
Summer is here, and while we might enjoy the sunny weather, our calves feel the heat a lot more than we do. High temperatures and humidity can quickly lead to heat stress, affecting a calf’s health, growth, and immune system.
Did you know?
By Toby Spruce
Although it feels like we have only just finished lambing, for many, it will be time to start thinking about breeding in preparation for next year’s lambing season. So now is the ideal time to start thinking ahead for ways to tighten up your lambing block to […]
By Holly Dodd -SQP
As the grazing season has started it is crucial to be proactive about parasite control. Worm egg counts are a simple but effective way of managing your worm burden and act as a good indication of whether to worm and treat your herd or not.
What […]
By Kate Brocklehurst
Over-conditioned cows are among the main culprits for transition-related diseases, including milk fever, retained foetal membranes, metritis, mastitis, ketosis, and LDAs. So how can we better support these cows into a successful lactation?
Around calving, dry matter intake declines below that needed to satisfy energy requirements, meaning cows […]
Our own Will and Natalie spent time last year digging into udder cleft dermatitis (UCD) – turns out it’s a lot more widespread on UK dairy farms than most of us would have guessed, but the good news is that it’s easy to treat once you know what you’re looking […]
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