A national programme to encourage more farmers to increase vaccination rates and accept the importance of preventive health has been launched by a pharmaceutical firm. MSD Animal…
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Mastitis is a fact of life on every dairy farm, but the consequences of it need not be as great as often seen if improved treatment…
The UK and Irish veterinary and farming worlds join forces this May with the aim of raising £50,000 for the international development charity Send A Cow.…
Dairy and beef farmers should check grazing and parasite control strategies to guard against disease. “Cattle turned out to pasture should be clear of parasites, having…
An individual herd health plan which embraces all disease control strategies appropriate for a particular farm and best management practice – such as Red Tractor farm…
The importance of biosecurity on farms has been emphasised after a farmer in north Wales found that one of his beef cattle had become infected with…
With heavy snow and rain forecast this winter, vets have are urged owners to take precautionary measures to protect livestock. This follows last year’s British Veterinary…
Dairy farmers can now access an updated, online version of AHDB Dairy’s Heifer Rearing Cost Calculator to work out how much it is costing to rear…
