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Antibiotics for calf scours?
Colostrum management and disinfection are the first overriding prevention measures. In response to a...
Measuring dairy heifer calf growth- Results from South UK
Growing healthy heifers well is vital for future dairy herd health, production and profit.
Proble...
Disinfectant research against Salmonella
The disinfectant group that TK Swordsman belongs to was found to be most effective against Salmonell...
DIARID range of Gut-Active Charcoal + Kaolin is now complete.
DIARID range of Gut-Active Charcoal + Kaolin is now completed with boluses and now paste in Dia...
DIARID Calf Bolus for Digestive Disturbance
G Shepherd Animal Health release a new bolus for calves with digestive disturbances. It is a non-dru...
Improving the diagnosis of Johne's disease
Moredun magazine , Autumn / Winter 2016 details their latest research into improving the tests ...
New Colostrum Article added to the Discovery Centre
Please read our new article on management of colostrum management on dairy farms for ...
Short Article on Twisted Calfbed / Uterine Torsion
A short article on Twisted Calfbed / Uterine Torsion has been added to the Disco...
Heat-treated colostrum outperforms non-heat-treated in calves
The objective of this randomised clinical trial was to describe the effect on colostrum characterist...
Study shows heat-treated colostrum performs better
A study recently published in the Journal of Dairy Science showed that heat-treating colostrum suppo...
Johne's Disease Latest Facts
A herd with a 30% positive result compared to a herd with a 6% result on average can make a di...
Pasteurising milk and colostrum reduces calf scours
Pasteurising milk and colostrum for calf feeding is becoming more popular in the UK. ...