Ventilation improves calf health
Improving ventilation in calf housing has been key to reduce pneumonia and improve growth rates in calves. We’ve done a number of features on this in the past, but we are consistently seeing benefits on farm where ventilation has been applied to older buildings. David and […]
Routine calf health visits have a big role to play in improving total protein results
We collated these results for a presentation at the BCVA (British Cattle Vets Association) congress in Birmingham, and the results have been very interesting so we thought it would be good to share them with […]
We’re having a bit of a calf health focus this Autumn as after all, they are your future herd so ensuring they get a healthy start is key. The Mayer family at Orslow Manor have kindly allowed us to feature their youngstock health set up, successes and protocols. They’ve put […]
Calf health and management has changed dramatically in the last 10 years, with the benefits of optimising calf performance well known to be key to future productivity and profitability of the herd. The increased investment in calves both in resources and time, makes it even more frustrating when things go […]
With the weather being warmer and more of you are out in the fields, getting crops in, fencing, spreading slurry etc. It’s easy to forget how important the little things are. One aspect I’m particularly thinking about is the first hours of a calf’s life.
I have put together a […]
The diagnosis of Mycoplasma bovis is becoming more and more common on dairy farms, it can cause disease in both calves and adult cattle. It is a notoriously difficult bug to treat, and even then vaccination has historically proved difficult.
We have previously relied onautogenous vaccine (those producedin a lab […]
Joel and Emma Redfern have built up a 200 head flying dairy herd near Yarlet in Staffordshire after taking on the farm in 2017. We caught up with them after doing some investigatory work into some calf respiratory problems. It’s prime time of year for respiratory issues, so we hope […]
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 […]
