Better knowledge of supplements can help vets strengthen relationships with farmers. Peter Bone explains how these skills can also be used to create monitoring plans to boost herd production and productivity.
Congress Times editor Rebecca Hubbard talks to Send A Cow's Ritchie Alford about the charity's mission of sending cows to Africa, and how cattle vets can get involved.
John Dawson looks at this worldwide foot problem in dairy cattle, how the bacteria infects animals on farm, treatment of the individual and herd, and prevention.
Mike Taylor discusses the use of the guidelines, set up in response to concerns about anthelmintic resistance, using a case study of how to control worms with medication.
Paul Wood advises on measures to protect calves from this multifactorial respiratory disease, such as housing assessment, ventilation, diagnostics and vaccination.
Lee-Anne Oliver considers specific diseases that can be brought on to the farm when introducing flock replacements, and what biosecurity principles should be implemented.
Jim Willshire discusses some of the methods of aiding cows during the transition period, which is defined as three weeks pre-calving, in the second of a two-part article.
Peter Edmondson explains the need for, and how to get farmers on board with, a control plan for this condition as a means to reduce antibiotic use and save money.
Sara Pedersen discusses the implementation of a plan as a means of tackling problems in herds on farm and the importance of building a vet-farmer relationship.
Alan Murphy discusses the importance of being well informed and prepared when faced with novel conditions in livestock, looking at their occurrence and types.
Louise Silk and Fiona Lovatt run the rule over sheep vaccination, including UK-available products, those available from elsewhere under the cascade and future ones.
