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#50in50 Video 29 Salmonella in cattle

Tommy On April 18, 2020   /   BEEF, DAIRY, Farm animal health blog   /   Leave a comment
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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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#50in50 video 28 Tackling lameness in the dairy herd

Tommy On April 17, 2020   /   BEEF, DAIRY, Farm animal health blog   /   Leave a comment
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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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#50in50 Video 27 Calf signals

Tommy On April 16, 2020   /   BEEF, DAIRY, Farm animal health blog   /   Leave a comment
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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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#50in50 Video 26 Optimising biology in farming systems

Tommy On April 15, 2020   /   BEEF, DAIRY, Farm animal health blog, Flock health   /   Leave a comment
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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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#50in50 Understanding Ringworm

Tommy On April 13, 2020   /   BEEF, DAIRY, Farm animal health blog   /   Leave a comment
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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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#50in50 Video 24 Rumen bloat

Tommy On April 13, 2020   /   BEEF, DAIRY, Farm animal health blog   /   Leave a comment
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  Video 24 Rumen Bloat As the grass starts to grow there is one challenge along with grass tetany farmers now need to be on the watch for. That is ruminal bloat during the grazing season. The rumen is a magnificent organ. This large fermentation bath is

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#50in50 Video 23 Back to basics Water

Tommy On April 11, 2020   /   BEEF, DAIRY, Farm animal health blog, Flock health   /   Leave a comment
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Video 23 Back to basics water Water is probably one of the most important nutrients in a ruminant, it can be sometimes overlooked. Going back to basics to get this fundamental element right on farm So here are some top tips for water Plenty available clean water

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#50in50 VIDEO 22 Anti-inflammatories

Tommy On April 10, 2020   /   BEEF, DAIRY, Farm animal health blog, Flock health   /   Leave a comment
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  Video 22 Anti-inflammatories While we must always focus on preventing disease in our farming systems. We will, of course, have sickness still occurring. When this happens we need to utilize and mobilize all the tools and expertise at our disposal. One group of medicines that really

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#50in50 Video 21 Joint ill in lambs

Tommy On April 10, 2020   /   Farm animal health blog, Flock health   /   Leave a comment
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Video 21 Joint ill and navel infections in lambs Young lambs are born without immunity and must get their antibodies in their mother’s first milk. This colostrum becomes the foundation of good animal health in any flock. With flocks, we must maximize output per ewe Looking at

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#50in50 Neospora some facts

Tommy On April 9, 2020   /   BEEF, DAIRY, Farm animal health blog   /   Leave a comment

Video 20 Neospora the facts There can be many causes of abortion in cattle but one agent that has become more common is the parasite Neospora Caniumn. This small parasite is said to be responsible for close to 10% of abortions in beef and dairy cattle identified

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