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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...
Portable Milking Machine
A valuable bit of kit the milking machine is Ideal for freshly calved cows in your calving...
Win the colostrum race to secure herd’s future
Getting quality colostrum from a dam and into a calf as quickly as possible after calving has a majo...
Pasteurising milk and colostrum reduces calf scours
Pasteurising milk and colostrum for calf feeding is becoming more popular in the UK. ...
Protecting beef cattle from IBR
ASSESSING disease risk and designing a farm specific herd health programme is essential to protect a...
Vet's View: Footbathing to help control digital dermatitis
With digital dermatitis now being implicated in non-healing hoof lesions its control is becoming mor...
Uterine Torsion or Twisted Calfbed.
Uterine torsion is where the womb/uterus/calfbed twists near the cervix , thus preventing a nor...
Tackling Thermoduric bacteria in your milk
Thermoduric bacteria, basically are heat stable and survive pasteurisation.
So, th...
Supplementing Cattle with Vitamins & Minerals
Firstly, don't over supplement! Minerals and Vitamins can be toxic in excess. Examples of this are:-...
Sheep Lameness Advice
Lameness is one of the main welfare issues in sheep farming today.
Lame sheep spend less time fee...