Youngstock Management & Advice

Youngstock are the foundation of any herd. Management of calves is crucial in order to give them the best start. Identifying youngstock disease symptoms and how best to prevent recurrence is critical. Here we give you some youngstock management and disease advice.

Clarifide – to test or not to test…
Dairy, Management, Youngstock

Clarifide – to test or not to test…

The Clarifide genomic test has been spoken about a lot recently, so we wanted to give you our overview: What is the difference between Clarifide and Clarifide Plus? Both are in-depth genomic tests that can give an indication on genomic traits including; health and fitness, production, type and composites, milk [...]

LLM Farm Vets 2019-10-08T10:56:47+00:00 October 7th, 2019|Dairy, Management, Youngstock|

Emily’s Calf Quiz – How many points can you get?

This month’s tails come from Emily who is a bit of a calf whizz… I quite often get asked whilst out on-farm what can be done to help maintain growth throughout the cold winter period. So I thought I’d put together a bit of a calf quiz. This may give [...]

LLM Farm Vets 2019-10-07T13:52:11+00:00 October 7th, 2019|Youngstock|

Managing calf scours
Beef, Dairy, Youngstock

Managing calf scours

10 minutes is all you need! Once a cow has calved the next big challenge is to get the calf through the first few weeks without scouring. We have some rapid scour kits available for free and Bertie gives us the low down. Scours are the main cause of death [...]

LLM Farm Vets 2019-07-12T15:58:50+00:00 July 12th, 2019|Beef, Dairy, Youngstock|

The use of faecal worm egg counts to reduce worm resistance.
Sheep, Youngstock

The use of faecal worm egg counts to reduce worm resistance.

With summer nearly here and the weather warming up, it is important to worm your fat lambs effectively. If you have already wormed your lambs, are you sure your wormer has worked effectively? With increasing resistance to wormers reported across the industry, Steph is here to tell us more about [...]

LLM Farm Vets 2019-06-14T11:11:13+00:00 June 14th, 2019|Sheep, Youngstock|

How can carcase trait Estimated Breeding Values help commercial beef farmers boost profits?
Beef, Youngstock

How can carcase trait Estimated Breeding Values help commercial beef farmers boost profits?

A recent project, funded by AHDB and Hybu Cig Cymru – Meat Promotion Wales, has developed new Estimated Breeding Values (EBVs). These are linked to the traits commercial farmers get paid for, such as carcase quality and speed of finishing. The new carcase trait EBVs are: Carcase conformationCarcase weightFat classDays [...]

LLM Farm Vets 2019-04-04T14:37:13+00:00 April 4th, 2019|Beef, Youngstock|

Calf Growth Weights – the proof is in the pudding!
Dairy, Youngstock

Calf Growth Weights – the proof is in the pudding!

One of the rewarding parts of regular weigh banding is producing the growth reports. Allowing Vets and VetTechs to look at how individuals have performed and if small changes to their calf rearing system have made either a positive or negative impact on the daily live weight gain (DLWG) of [...]

LLM Farm Vets 2019-03-04T15:43:39+00:00 February 8th, 2019|Dairy, Youngstock|

Clipping Cattle for Housing
Beef, Dairy, Youngstock

Clipping Cattle for Housing

Backing up what Amy discussed earlier, Rach Cooper gives us an insight into the benefits of clipping cattle for housing and how the VetTechs can help. We all know that British winters can be unusually warm and unpredictable making a lot of housed cattle uncomfortable. Here we discuss the benefits [...]

LLM Farm Vets 2018-12-11T14:12:40+00:00 December 11th, 2018|Beef, Dairy, Youngstock|

Pediculosis – Get That Itch!
Beef, Dairy, Youngstock

Pediculosis – Get That Itch!

Now we are entering the depths of winter, most herds have brought their cattle in, and with this comes the risk of lice infestation, also known as ‘Pediculosis’. Lice populations exist in low numbers amongst healthy cattle but certain risk factors can allow the population to increase rapidly. This includes [...]

LLM Farm Vets 2018-12-11T14:03:28+00:00 December 11th, 2018|Beef, Dairy, Youngstock|

Colostrum Measurement – VetTech Tails
Youngstock

Colostrum Measurement – VetTech Tails

Providing the best start in life for your calves starts with colostrum, with 35% of calves failing to suckle sufficient amounts of colostrum when left to their own devices. Steph Cowgill from our Lancashire VetTech team gives us some management tips to make sure your calves receive the good stuff… [...]

LLM Farm Vets 2018-11-13T11:46:51+00:00 November 13th, 2018|Youngstock|

Mycoplasma In Calves
Youngstock

Mycoplasma In Calves

You may have heard the term Mycoplasma associated with multiple different problems in both adult cattle and calves. Although it is not a ‘new’ problem, it is a complicated bug and we are still learning exactly how and when it causes disease. Sarah gives us more information... Mycoplasmas are a [...]

LLM Farm Vets 2019-03-04T15:46:53+00:00 November 13th, 2018|Youngstock|

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