Have you ever thought coccidiosis could be making your youngstock calves and lambs not achieve there daily live weight gain potential? Steph from our VetTech team gives a few tips to help manage calves and lambs to reduce the impact that cocci has on your stock.
For those in the know, teaser rams provide an invaluable and relatively low cost aid in the breeding management of their flock. Dan describes what they are, why they are effective and how to pick the best ones.
During our day to day working it is not uncommon to be presented with a cow that has non specific symptoms. This ranges from a decrease in milk yield, loss of body condition, temperature and a decreased appetite. Whilst this presentation could include many diseases including pneumonia, metritis […]
With the days lengthening and the weather turning warmer, spring will happily soon be upon us. However, unfortunately that also means that fly season is on its way, with all the unwelcome irritation and nuisance that flies cause to livestock and the people that work with them:
Soil. Dirt. Mud. Whatever you want to call it. Turns out it’s quite exciting stuff and I’ve become more than a little bit obsessed with it recently….
Soil health is the ability of a soil to sustain crop and livestock productivity long term. Ultimately […]
What is the cost of lameness? When you think of the reduction in yield, BCS and fertility issues all stemming from the cow not wanting to get up to eat as much as normal because it is painful to walk. The longer they are untreated the […]
In late gestation the energy requirement of each fetus increases significantly. […]
In the second of a series of articles highlighting the elements of LLM’s popular ‘Dairy Monitor Cell Check’ service, Bill May looks at ‘First’ infections, how they are monitored and how they may be controlled.
Bloat in cattle is one of the true veterinary emergencies we come across, and if not treated quickly can result in sudden death.
Animals with bloat may have distension of […]
The fact that we’re still going on about BVD tells you that we desperately need to do something different and better. To that end, Den would like to introduce you to ‘BVD Day’.
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