As one country begins to try eradicate mycoplasma bovis, I talk about what I know about the bacteria. Is there improved diagnostics or is it now becoming more of an issue on our farms. Unfortunately I think it is now more of an issue.
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Looking at the risks and bottlenecks in the day of a dairy cow. So knowing what the risks are and why? they can cause problems. By looking for these risks and removing them we can greatly help and aid herd performance.
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As we settle back into somewhat of a later grazing season. In this video I discuss coughing cows and lungworm.
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Traveling to France to meet vet Olivier Crenn a passionate guy on a mission. Through his global farm visits he is helping his farmers achieve more with their herds. We follow him for 48 hours and this is just some of the action we were privelaged to
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‘I always seem to get a bit more lameness in the winter time when cows are housed”. A very common problem for this time of year, is the battle against lameness in the house. There are two distinct challenges or types of lameness. There is of course
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Push versus pull, When we talk about changing behaviours it often recognised as one of the most difficult things you can do. In simple terms change can occur by being pushed into it, or by the pull effect often changing because we know the change we make
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More questions than answers? At a recent social event I met three farmers, all top class operators of spring calving, grass based systems. It was a very interesting discussion about the year gone by. Each had relatively good years but each also described individual problems they
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Being smart about fluke! One of the issues I’m seeing increasingly is confusion on the ground. This confusion often is based on technical overload. With so much information coming at you, what do I need to know, what is relevant to me?. With all this noise about
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10 key times to focus on in a seasonal calving dairy herd. As a vet I am constantly involved in herd investigations in dairy cows. My approach has now changed to one of planning around key times to ensure we maximise productivity. Like any other business dairy
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Understanding minerals part 1 This week I went to a two day workshop in Nottingham on minerals and their effect on our farm animals. This is an area I’ve been very interested in for the last number of years. Like most things we must measure minerals before
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