Video 19 How can we reduce the risk of clinical mastitis What is clinical mastitis? In simple terms, this is an infection in the mammary gland which causes clinical symptoms. These symptoms are usually associated with bacterial infections occurring in the quarter. These infections and subsequent
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Video 18 footbaths Top tips for using footbaths Cattle and sheep lameness can be a real pain, for both animals and farmers. There are two types of lameness, in my opinion, mechanical and infectious. Mechanical lameness like white line disease, sole ulcers, etc is by far
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Video 17 Getting bang for our buck with vaccines Background As the world hunts for a vaccine for Covid 19, we are all learning how vital these medicines can be. Where you have large populations of animals or humans vaccines can be vital tools in
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Video 16 A step by step approach to planning breeding Fertility is a key driver in dairy farm performance and profitability. A tighter calving pattern means more days at grass and also days in milk. Good fertility means keeping cows in the herd for longer. This means
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Video 15 summer scour syndrome The most important thing to always remember first is common things are common. While I have been talking about this condition for a number of years, every calf not thriving in the early spring and summer is affected by this. Worms
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Video 14 7 steps to tackle lameness in your flock Pain limits performance so we must limit pain Lame sheep are something no farmer wants to see. It dramatically affects thrive and performance in young lambs. Lame rams can become infertile and ewes it can really
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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 10 minerals in sheep A lift in the weather means things are looking up with ewes and lambs out grazing. Sheep nutrition is a cornerstone of a healthy flock. With energy balance being the key driver to flock performance. This is why we need to
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