This is a disease that has emerged in the UK over the last 5 years affecting the skin around the base teat but often extending down the teat and onto the udder. The lesions tend to be irritable causing the cow to lick the affected teats and in severe cases remove them. Currently very little […]

Venue: J & D E Mitchell & Son, Snapewood Farm, Snapewood Lane, Garstang, PR3 0JP Consultant Dairy Vet and Johnes enthusiast  Peter Orpin (Park Vet Group, Leicester) talks innovative control strategies and common pitfalls of infectious disease control. Workshops to include the latest in Johnes and IBR control, becoming BVD free and, if the weather […]

There has been an update in the Red Tractor Assurance Standards coming into effect from October 2017. A full list of changes is available on the Red Tractor website, the main changes affecting your herd health plan are listed below. Dairy: · Documented medicine records – all antibiotics used must be collated, and an annual […]

      Farm Vet Holly Critchley has been taking part in the #CalfMatters Farm Africa Challenge in which 100 animal health professionals are aiming to take 140,000,000 steps (70, 500 miles) by 19th October. #CalfMatters is an initiative set up by Merial to highlight the importance of vaccination against pneumonia in calves. If you […]

Respiratory disease is estimated to cost the UK cattle industry £80 million annually through increased mortality, veterinary drug costs and most importantly weight  loss/reduced performance. Whilst the effects on clinically affected animals are obvious often the rest of the group will be affected sub-clinically resulting in reduced growth rates. For respiratory disease, prevention is vital […]