Youngstock Management & Advice– Page 6 of 6

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.

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 Vets2018-12-11T14:12:40+00:00December 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 Vets2018-12-11T14:03:28+00:00December 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 […]

LLM Farm Vets2018-11-13T11:46:51+00:00November 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 group […]

LLM Farm Vets2019-03-04T15:46:53+00:00November 13th, 2018|Youngstock|

Case of the Month

Youngstock

Case of the Month

“He Who Dares Wins”

One Friday in May I was covering some calls up in the Lancs practice. After sorting out a prolapsed ewe at our Clitheroe practice, I got a call to see a heifer with a suspected fractured lower forelimb. It didn’t sound the best call to go to […]

LLM Farm Vets2019-03-04T15:47:07+00:00October 4th, 2018|Youngstock|

Tackling “Crypto”

Youngstock

Tackling “Crypto”

What is Cryptosporidiosis?

Cryptosporidiosis or ‘Crypto’ is a disease that affects many of our cattle farms. Cryptosporidia are protozoal parasites, so a little bit like coccidiosis or in humans amoebic dysentery (infection of the gut). However, Crypto is not specific to calves and can affect other mammals and humans too (more […]

LLM Farm Vets2018-09-13T10:34:19+00:00September 13th, 2018|Youngstock|

Weather Worries – diseases to look out for

Beef, Dairy, Management, Youngstock

Weather Worries – diseases to look out for

It’s fair to say that the recent drought has dried out a lot of our pastures. While we are all hoping for some well needed rain, it is important to consider some of the knock on effects and diseases we may see. Jess Clayton tells us more…

Keep […]

LLM Farm Vets2018-08-20T08:25:29+00:00August 20th, 2018|Beef, Dairy, Management, Youngstock|

Farm Veterinary Surgeons

Clipping Cattle for Housing

Clipping Cattle for Housing

Pediculosis – Get That Itch!

Pediculosis – Get That Itch!

Colostrum Measurement – VetTech Tails

Colostrum Measurement – VetTech Tails

Mycoplasma In Calves

Mycoplasma In Calves

Case of the Month

Case of the Month

“He Who Dares Wins”

Tackling “Crypto”

Tackling “Crypto”

What is Cryptosporidiosis?

Weather Worries – diseases to look out for

Weather Worries – diseases to look out for

Keep […]

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