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Bluetongue Virus Serotype 3 (BTV 3) in the UK and Europe: A Growing Concern

Beef, Dairy, Infectious Diseases, News, Sheep, Youngstock

Bluetongue Virus Serotype 3 (BTV 3) in the UK and Europe: A Growing Concern

Bluetongue virus serotype 3 (BTV 3) has recently caused significant disruption to ruminant health and welfare in both the UK and Europe. Over the past 18 months, the UK has confirmed 247 cases of BTV 3, with the majority concentrated within the restriction zone, which currently affects the East and […]

Sarah Bourne2025-04-03T15:54:14+00:00April 1st, 2025|Beef, Dairy, Infectious Diseases, News, Sheep, Youngstock|

How important are the Q’s of colostrum?

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How important are the Q’s of colostrum?

We recently ran a calf colostrum project in Lancashire. The main aim of the project was to highlight how important the Q’s of colostrum really are for the neonatal calf.

Overview of the Project:

5 Farms
1 month project
Measuring colostrum quality, quantity, and how quickly it was fed to our calves.
Quantifying how good […]

Sarah Bourne2025-04-03T16:01:43+00:00March 10th, 2025|Youngstock|

Spring is on it’s way! Claire gives food for thought…

Beef, Dairy, Sheep, Youngstock

Spring is on it’s way! Claire gives food for thought…

Although it may currently feel a million miles away from turnout, it is quickly creeping up on us!
Now is the time to start considering parasite control strategies for the year to come, particularly with regards to youngstock. Our first drop of Huskvac, a lungworm vaccine will be landing at the […]

Sarah Bourne2025-02-06T13:09:18+00:00February 6th, 2025|Beef, Dairy, Sheep, Youngstock|

Blue Tongue BTV-3 Update

Beef, Dairy, Sheep, Youngstock

Blue Tongue BTV-3 Update

Bluetongue (BTV) is a viral disease transmitted by biting midges, which affects all ruminants (e.g. sheep, cattle, goats and deer) and camelids (e.g. llama and alpaca). BTV is mainly spread by infected adult midges biting an animal susceptible to the disease.

An uninfected adult midge bites an infected ruminant animal […]

Sarah Bourne2024-11-01T16:05:26+00:00November 1st, 2024|Beef, Dairy, Sheep, Youngstock|

Spring Sucklers

Beef, Dairy, Fly Control, Youngstock

Spring Sucklers

Hopefully your suckler calves are growing well and thoughts are turning to weaning over the next few months. Body condition scoring cows is a helpful way to inform your plans. Ideally spring calvers should score 2.5 at calving and 3 by housing. Autumn calvers should score 3 at calving but […]

Sarah Bourne2024-08-05T10:10:21+00:00August 5th, 2024|Beef, Dairy, Fly Control, Youngstock|

Bloat In Calves

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Bloat In Calves

Bloat is caused by a build-up of gas in the abdomen that is unable to escape. There are two main types of bloats in calves; abomasal bloat and ruminal bloat. Feeding consistency, colostrum management and good hygiene of feeding equipment are the main ways to avoid cases of bloat.

Bloat […]

Sarah Bourne2024-07-03T11:03:05+00:00July 3rd, 2024|Youngstock|

Calf Conference Round Up!

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Calf Conference Round Up!

The inaugural LLM Calf Conference – a recap on the day by Jenny Bellini

Last week saw us hold our first-ever ‘LLM Calf Conference’, with over 100 farmers, feed industry representatives, vets and vet techs joining us for a focused day on all things calves. The aim of the day […]

Sarah Bourne2024-04-09T14:47:51+00:00April 8th, 2024|Youngstock|

The crucial role of ventilation for calf health

Beef, Dairy, Youngstock

The crucial role of ventilation for calf health

As you will know, the health and well-being of calves are paramount to the success of a dairy and beef operation. While factors such as nutrition and housing play crucial roles, one often underestimated aspect that significantly impacts calf health is proper ventilation.

Optimal Air Quality:

Adequate ventilation is essential […]

LLM Farm Vets2023-09-18T15:22:06+00:00September 18th, 2023|Beef, Dairy, Youngstock|

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|

Farm Veterinary Surgeons

Bluetongue Virus Serotype 3 (BTV 3) in the UK and Europe: A Growing Concern

Bluetongue Virus Serotype 3 (BTV 3) in the UK and Europe: A Growing Concern

How important are the Q’s of colostrum?

How important are the Q’s of colostrum?

Spring is on it’s way! Claire gives food for thought…

Spring is on it’s way! Claire gives food for thought…

Blue Tongue BTV-3 Update

Blue Tongue BTV-3 Update

Spring Sucklers

Spring Sucklers

Bloat In Calves

Bloat In Calves

Calf Conference Round Up!

Calf Conference Round Up!

The crucial role of ventilation for calf health

The crucial role of ventilation for calf health

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

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