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Calcium and ketone testing – are we testing the cow or the herd?

Dairy, Management

Calcium and ketone testing – are we testing the cow or the herd?

Calving is associated with profound metabolic changes which often lead to a combination of fatty liver, poor energy status, low blood calcium, reduced feed intakes and oxidative stress. These conditions adversely affect milk yield, cow health and increase the chances of premature culling.

Blood testing cows after calving for calcium […]

Sarah Bourne2024-11-01T16:15:47+00:00November 1st, 2024|Dairy, Management|

Dairy Farming Across the Pond

Dairy, Management

Dairy Farming Across the Pond

Back in the Spring I was lucky enough to join Semex and a group of farmers on a trip to Canada and New York state to see how they farm and bring back some ideas.

After a stop off to see Niagara Falls we crossed the border into New York […]

Sarah Bourne2024-09-06T15:09:33+00:00September 6th, 2024|Dairy, Management|

Mananging Autumn Grazing

Beef, Dairy, Management

Mananging Autumn Grazing

As we enter harvest supper season and back to school routines, keeping cows out for as long as possible becomes increasingly appealing. Grazing in the autumn can be an efficient way to maximise milk from forage but is not without its challenges.

Planning your autumn pasture rotation and adopting on/off […]

Sarah Bourne2024-09-06T14:07:39+00:00September 6th, 2024|Beef, Dairy, Management|

Summer Days (Drifting Away…)

Dairy, Management

Summer Days (Drifting Away…)

Chantal, Derbyshire’s answer to Olivia Newton-John, shares her thoughts on the passing of the seasons. Tell me more, tell me more!

We are well into summer and hopefully it has continued with the warm weather. As I write this the sun is shining and many of you are out in […]

Sarah Bourne2024-08-05T10:03:49+00:00August 5th, 2024|Dairy, Management|

Neospora abortion outbreak

Beef, Dairy, Management

Neospora abortion outbreak

Earlier this year I had a call from a client after 6 of their 150 cows had aborted over the previous ten days, all in mid to late pregnancy. After various samples were taken including sending 3 foetuses to the AHVLA we ruled out Salmonella, Campylobacter and fungal causes and […]

Sarah Bourne2023-12-13T16:05:47+00:00December 13th, 2023|Beef, Dairy, Management|

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|

Farm Veterinary Surgeons

Calcium and ketone testing – are we testing the cow or the herd?

Calcium and ketone testing – are we testing the cow or the herd?

Dairy Farming Across the Pond

Dairy Farming Across the Pond

Mananging Autumn Grazing

Mananging Autumn Grazing

Summer Days (Drifting Away…)

Summer Days (Drifting Away…)

Neospora abortion outbreak

Neospora abortion outbreak

Knowing Pneumonia…

Knowing Pneumonia…

Conflicting calf feeding advice unwrapped

Conflicting calf feeding advice unwrapped

“The Werombi herd” trials and tales from new entrants

“The Werombi herd” trials and tales from new entrants

Post-calving management study

Post-calving management study

Managing diet for success at turnout

Managing diet for success at turnout

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