#CALFMATTERS Farm Africa Challenge

      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- Cattle

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 […]

September 2017 Farm Newsletter

Calf Plans

Cattle Lungworm Warning

Lungworm can appear from early June and is commonly seen in unvaccinated calves and naïve adult cattle.    Infection with lungworm (Dictyocaulus viviparus) results in an immune-mediated pneumonia, of which the earliest sign is a cough after exercise. Later signs include a persistent cough, milk drop and death in severe cases. Once infective larvae are […]

FARM VET SAM DELIVERS CALF TRIPLETS

Calf Triplets: What are the odds of that! Oakhill Farm Vet Sam Millward had a bit of a surprise in his first month at Oakhill when he went to what he thought would be a ‘text book’ calving at a farm in Chipping. Sam delivered twin calves at Coltercoates Farm in Chipping but on examination […]