VIDEO 37 Summer mastitis Talk to any farmer who has had issues with this disease and they can tell you how frustrating it can be. It is a dry mastitis usually seen between June-September in dry cows and heifers. It can also be rarely seen in
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Video 35 tackling antibiotic resistance This is a topic I have become very interested in. why? Because this will be one of the key issues for ruminant farming over the next decade. The big challenge and the driving factor behind the reduction of antibiotics is human health.
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Video 34 Managing cattle parasites in the first grazing season The background Cattle parasites are one of the big challenges in grazing systems. The first grazing season can often be the most problematic. There are a number of parasites that can challenge dairy and beef calves
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Video 32 Fertility in the suckler herd We have seen a lot of research in dairy herds looking at fertility over the last decade. With suckler herds, fertility is also a key driver for overall efficiency and profitability. We can focus on some key areas to
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Video 30 Minerals in cattle Minerals and vitamins can play a key role in cattle health. They have a wide range of functions in immunity and cell function. They can be involved together in some biological processes like iodine and selenium in thyroid function. While some show
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Video 29 Salmonella Salmonella is a bacterial infection that can cause a range of symptoms and disease in cattle. Salmonella bacteria has several subspecies, the two most common in cattle are Salmonella Dublin Salmonella typhimurium Depending on the age of animal infected there can be a wide
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Video 28 tackling lameness in dairy cows Lameness is one of the big challenges for the modern dairy cow and farmer. With individual cases reported to cost in the region of €250.00 per case. It is important to remember that this painful condition will severely impact herd
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Video 27 Calf signals One of my big lessons in veterinary was I needed to spend more time knowing what the normal healthy signals of ruminants were. I spent far too long focused on disease and sickness. What do healthy animals look like and want? This is
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Video 26 Optimising biology in farming systems This idea has become the foundation of what I do when I approach and talk about animal health in farming systems. In the video above I talk about what this means and how the idea has evolved. As someone who
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Video 25 Ringworm This is a common fungal skin infection, particularly in cattle. It is caused by the fungus Trichophyton verrucosum. It can be spread by direct contact between animals. It is also a zoonosis where the spores can infect humans causing ringworm. These spores infect the
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