Video 13 Watch out for grass tetany Grass tetany or hypomagnesia is what is classed as a true veterinary emergency. With this deficiency every passing minute is critical. These animals will have low blood magnesium which means quick intervention is a matter of life or death. Magnesium
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Subclinical mastitis video 12 This is where we get inflammation (usually infections) in the udder which is not visible. This is measured using SCC (somatic cell counts). This is a measurement of somatic cells (mostly inflammatory cells) in the udder of the cow. This type of infection
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Video 11 colostrum nature’s liquid gold If I had a favourite topic it probably is colostrum. As someone who is passionate about animal health, colostrum is the foundation of good animal health on our farms. Few aspects of husbandry and management will see as many benefits as
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VIDEO 9 Getting to grips with cryptosporidium Cryptosporidium scours in calves is one disease over the last ten years that has been steadily increasing on farms. It can cause huge issues, farmer frustration and in some farms high mortality where colostrum management is below par. What is
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Controlling coccidiosis video 8 What is coccidiosis? Coccidiosis is a small protozoan parasite with many different species. There are only a couple of these species which affect lambs and calves. Again these species are specific to both lambs and calves. They infect animals and cause damage to
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Video 7 IBR the facts What is IBR? Infectious Bovine Rhinotracheitis is an infectious viral disease of cattle that is contagious. It belongs to a family of viruses called herpes virus. These viruses are different because they can develop latency. This means after initially becoming infected the
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Controlling johnes disease video 6 What is it? Johnes disease is a chronic disease affecting herds causing a range of symptoms and having a massive impact on production and performance. It is caused by a bacteria called MAP (mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis). This bacteria will be ingested
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Video 5 Oral rehydration principles Oral rehydration is an essential tool in managing calves with diarrhoea and even for older animals like cows that may be sick. The common things we treat with oral rehydration are Calf scour or diarrhoea Shock or septicaemias. A good example
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Calf pneumonia video 4 After scour, pneumonia is the big killer of young calves on farms. It is not just calves that can be affected by pneumonia but weanlings and even adult animals. The big problem with pneumonia is the performance loss associated with the
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Video ( 3 ) Five things to get right at housing There are several key things that influence animal health and performance. Nutrition, herd health and the environment the animals are in. In seasonal pasture-based systems, housing usually occurs at a critical time. This means that calving
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