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Beef news and advice from the LLM Farm Vets team in Shropshire, Cheshire, Lancashire and Derbyshire.

Protecting Calves from Pneumonia: Tackling Environmental Challenges and Supporting Immunity

As the colder months set in, pneumonia remains one of the most common and costly diseases affecting young calves. It’s a complex condition often caused by a mix of viruses and bacteria, but the environment plays a huge role in allowing infection to creep in. Understanding and tackling these environmental […]

2025-11-14T14:16:03+00:00November 14th, 2025|Beef, Dairy, Infectious Diseases|
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Clipping & Branding this Winter

By Holly Dodd

With winter fast approaching, get ahead of the weather by having your cattle clipped out and freeze branded.

Warm humid winters can cause problems in housed cattle, especially beef animals which struggle with heat regulation due to their extra thick hair and high muscle mass.

Removing the thick winter coat […]

2025-09-12T14:19:31+00:00September 12th, 2025|Beef, Dairy, Management|
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Wormer resistance in cattle

By Rob Hall

Resistance to anthelmintics (wormers) has been widely reported in sheep parasites in the UK and abroad. Until recently this hasn’t been a widespread problem in British cattle parasites, but resistant populations of worms are starting to emerge.

Gutworm infections are a common cause of production loss and disease in […]

2025-09-12T14:01:46+00:00September 12th, 2025|Beef, Dairy, Management, Medicines, News, Parasite Control, Sheep, Youngstock|
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Botulism in Cattle: What Farmers Need to Know

Botulism is a serious and often fatal disease affecting livestock. It is caused by toxins produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum, which is commonly found in soil and decaying material. These toxins affect the nervous system, leading to weakness, paralysis, and in many cases, death. While rare, outbreaks in the […]

2025-09-11T15:43:57+00:00September 11th, 2025|Beef, Dairy, Infectious Diseases, LLM Blog, Management, Medicines, News, Sheep, Youngstock|
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Tips for mitigating respiratory disease in cattle before risk periods

By Mark Marcello

With the end of summer and autumn around the corner, it’s a good time to discuss a few tips and tricks on how to stay ahead of the curve in managing respiratory disease. Regardless of the management system, calves are most at risk for respiratory disease.

What is pneumonia?

While […]

2025-08-12T15:49:35+00:00August 12th, 2025|Beef, Dairy, Management, Medicines, News, Youngstock|
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Stress relief – FerAppease for cattle

By Rob Hall

We know that stress and stress hormones like cortisol have a huge negative impact on cattle (and farmers!). Stress can be caused by physical issues like calves getting caught in a draft, adult cows getting too hot, and disease outbreaks. Physiological stresses can also create problems – things […]

2025-08-12T15:08:25+00:00August 12th, 2025|Beef, Dairy, Management, Medicines, Youngstock|
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Bluetongue Update – June 2025

With temperatures rising and movement restrictions easing across England, the risk of new Bluetongue cases this summer is increasing. There have also been important updates to movement rules and control measures across England, Scotland and Wales. Read on for a summary of what’s changed, and what it means for you […]

2025-07-16T09:10:52+00:00July 16th, 2025|Beef, Dairy, Infectious Diseases, Management, Medicines, Sheep, Youngstock|
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Implementation of Mandatory BVD Control in England: A New Era for Livestock Health (2027)

You may have heard on the grapevine that BVD testing is to become mandatory in England from 2027 – we have seen this coming for a while. Bovine Viral Diarrhoea (BVD) leads to significant economic losses for farmers due to reduced productivity, poor reproductive performance, and increased susceptibility to other […]

2025-07-16T09:02:02+00:00July 16th, 2025|Beef, Dairy, Infectious Diseases, Management, Youngstock|
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Say No to Navel Ill!

Navel ill can lead to serious infections in newborn calves and lambs. The key to  prevention?  Smart management and proactive treatment at birth.

What Is Navel Ill?

To understand why good navel care is vital, it helps to remember what the navel actually is – or was.

During pregnancy, the umbilical cord connects […]

2025-06-06T09:15:54+00:00June 6th, 2025|Beef, Dairy, Medicines, Sheep, Youngstock|
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