Management Advice for Dairy, Beef & Sheep

Knowing Pneumonia…

Beef, Dairy, Management

Knowing Pneumonia…

Pneumonia or Bovine Respiratory Disease is a common, multi-factorial disease affecting growth and performance in calves and beef cattle. A case of pneumonia can impact an animal for life reducing growth rates and increasing finishing times ultimately impacting on profitability.

Identifying cases early is key to treatment success, however the […]

Sarah Bourne2023-11-07T12:05:08+00:00November 7th, 2023|Beef, Dairy, Management|

Conflicting calf feeding advice unwrapped

Dairy, Management, Youngstock

Conflicting calf feeding advice unwrapped

I recently attended the National Youngstock Conference at Harper Adams (lovely to see some of you there). On the day, there were some conflicting views presented on the best way to feed calves – a higher milk diet with a gradual increase onto concentrate or a higher concentrate and forage […]

LLM Farm Vets2023-09-20T10:51:50+00:00September 18th, 2023|Dairy, Management, Youngstock|

“The Werombi herd” trials and tales from new entrants

Beef, Management, Youngstock

“The Werombi herd” trials and tales from new entrants

I’d like to say ‘oh, what a difference a year makes’ but with another drought potentially on the horizon, perhaps less has changed since 2022 than I’d hoped. One thing is for sure, the majority of the suckler cows are finally meeting their Body Condition Score (BCS) targets! After a […]

LLM Farm Vets2023-06-13T13:24:03+00:00June 13th, 2023|Beef, Management, Youngstock|

Post-calving management study

Beef, Dairy, Fertility, Management, Youngstock

Post-calving management study

We’re aware of the negative effects of poor calcium, excess negative energy balance and poor anti-oxidant status on reproductive performance but some new studies go into more detail on this, highlighting the strong relationship each of these elements have for getting a cow back in calf.

A recently published paper […]

LLM Farm Vets2023-05-03T11:29:46+00:00May 3rd, 2023|Beef, Dairy, Fertility, Management, Youngstock|

Managing diet for success at turnout

Dairy, Management

Managing diet for success at turnout

With the costs of purchased feeds at record levels, there has never been a more important time to challenge how much milk you can achieve from grazed grass. Here, Kingshay gives us some tips on managing the transition to grazing and feeding for performance.

Feeding for performance

Dry Matter: The […]

LLM Farm Vets2023-05-10T08:51:24+00:00May 3rd, 2023|Dairy, Management|

Lameness in Grazing Cows

Lameness, Management

Lameness in Grazing Cows

Now that Spring has arrived many of you will be looking forward to getting the cows out to grass. This usually has a positive effect on lameness as grazing cows are at less risk of developing lesions such as sole ulcers and digital dermatitis.

Sole ulcers are associated with the […]

LLM Farm Vets2023-04-13T10:20:13+00:00April 13th, 2023|Lameness, Management|

Maximising weight gains at grass

Beef, Management, Sheep

Maximising weight gains at grass

Whilst grazing may not be applicable in all systems it is likely that most types of enterprise will graze some class of stock at some point in the season. For many sheep and beef farms, making the most of grazed grass is a key element to their success and it […]

LLM Farm Vets2022-06-10T14:19:22+00:00June 10th, 2022|Beef, Management, Sheep|

New antibiotic data report

Dairy, Management

New antibiotic data report

We’ve recently been pouring over the new Dairy Antimicrobial Focus Report which was launched by Kingshay in February. A few of the key highlights for you:

79% of herds achieved the Ruma 2020 target of 21 mg/kg PCU by March 2021
98% reduction in use of critically important antibiotics […]

LLM Farm Vets2022-05-11T11:20:24+00:00May 11th, 2022|Dairy, Management|

Training for the future

Management

Training for the future

As dairy farmers you are constantly thinking about safeguarding the future of your herd, your heifer replacements are paramount to your business’ long term success. As farm vets we are no different, and yes, I am about to draw similarities between our students/ new graduates to your dairy heifers…

The stats […]

LLM Farm Vets2022-02-14T16:23:24+00:00February 14th, 2022|Management|

Making the most of crystal balls

Management

Making the most of crystal balls

With the New Year upon us, it is a good opportunity to cosy up by the fire, take stock of the past year and plan for the future. The highs, lows, misses and near misses. Vicky talks us through…

Health and Safety on farms has been once again in the […]

LLM Farm Vets2022-01-04T16:32:20+00:00January 4th, 2022|Management|