The wet weather has forced many outdoor lambing flocks to retreat indoors. With sheds bursting at the seams and hygiene becoming difficult to maintain, this has led to an increase in E.coli (Watery Mouth Disease) cases in newborn lambs. Increased housing periods would normally cause us to be concerned about […]
With the sun (finally) shining and grazing in full swing, now is a good time to think about measures to control mastitis incidence through the summer, and having accurate and appropriate treatment protocols should flare ups occur
While environmental type mastitis (e.coli, s.uberis etc.) has always been seen as a […]
Picture the scene – your vet is preparing your cow for surgery. She’s haltered up, secured and sedated, her flank clipped and cleaned. While your vet’s been scrubbing her flank, you rushed off to find a dose of antibiotics and a jab of anti-inflammatories to be given prior to the […]
For a number of years, we have been utilising fly parasites as part of our fly control protocols to build a sustainable reduction in fly population on farm.
Biting and nuisance flies cause all sorts of problems during the summer, especially on dairy farms and more intensive systems. Issues include […]
With spring calving underway, we’ll be hoping for a tight block and will start to think about getting them back in calf: aiming to have one calf every 365 days.
Why target 65% of your calving in the first 3 weeks and the rest over the following 6 weeks. The […]
As some of you may know for the last 12 months or so I’ve been lucky enough to get the opportunity to travel around the globe as part of my Nuffield farming scholarship. These scholarships aim to bring positive change to agriculture by supporting scholars as they travel and visit […]
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 […]
In January some of the LLM team and farmers from across all three branches jetted off to Northern Italy. The idea was dreamt up at our Lancs Summer BBQ social and with the help of Bay Farm Tours and Alfonso Camassa who acted as tour guide, translator and group leader, […]
A familiar scenario – you’ve been carefully observing your favourite cow in the weeks since calving, patiently waiting for her first heat… But nothing. She sails past your deadline for heat observation which prompts you to put her in for a vet check. With the aid of an ultrasound scanner […]
Kate Ellen and Will Golding are both new graduate vets at LLM Derbyshire, who have already met many of you. They are 6 months into their new roles and would like to give everyone an update…
The cheesy phrase, ‘choose a job you love and […]
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