Vet Times articles

The latest veterinary content produced by Vet Times, covering topics such as Companion animal, Equine, Exotics, Farm animal, Welfare and General.

February 2018

Age at first calving: impact on future of dairy herd

Virginia Sherwin discusses how this can affect heifer rearing and be optimised for best performance efficiency and production.

22 mins
Dairy cattle fertility – addressing submission and conception rates

Sophie Mahendran looks at how to increase the number of eligible cows served and deal with low pregnancy percentages in herds.

33 mins
IBR: raising awareness and options for control

Mick Millar investigates the spread and causes of infectious bovine rhinotracheitis, discussing treatment and control methods.

32 mins

January 2018

When Holsteins became too tall

Roger Evans discusses what many dairy farmers have been thinking in the past few years – that cows are getting taller, and thus potentially impacting on herd welfare.

18 mins
Effective client communication

Peter Edmondson reviews a talk at the 2017 Australian Veterinary Association Annual Conference focusing on interactions.

11 mins
Poisoning, pets and processes

David Harwood summarises proceedings from the Goat Veterinary Society autumn meeting held in Taunton, Somerset.

26 mins
Lame cow first aid – practical tips for best treatment outcomes

James Dixon discusses diagnosis and management options for this condition, with a focus on the more common complaints.

30 mins
Vaccinating cattle: updates and protocols

Tim Potter discusses the importance of cattle vaccines to reduce antibiotic use and the vet’s role in advising farmers.

21 mins

December 2017

Creating client relationships

"The issue of personalising relationships resonated with me for the way we communicate with farm clients." – Emily Simcock in her latest Practice Notes column.

19 mins
Trying to avoid stress, but getting twitchy about TB

"Nothing has a greater impact on your business than a TB failure and absolutely nothing you can do can influence the outcome." – Roger Evans.

19 mins

November 2017

Working in specialist poultry vet practice

Daniel Parker provides an overview of how he ended up in the poultry sector of veterinary practice and the misconception over what such a job role actually entails.

26 mins
Pre-lambing preparation: feeding, metabolic profiles and minerals

Lee-Anne Oliver describes why nutritional management is critical in pre-lambing ewes and how to assess it in the sheep flock.

28 mins
Bovine genomic selection

Adam Martin discusses the introduction and evolution of AI throughout history, as well as its uses in herd breeding.

32 mins
Shouldn’t we be testing badgers?

Roger Evans presents his latest Dairy Diary.

19 mins
Bovine advanced reproductive technology

Michael Head explores the use of advanced techniques for inseminating cows, focusing on a variety of available methods.

34 mins
Quality of life in practice

Peter Edmondson in the first of a six-part article series, shares his findings on how a veterinary surgeon way of life differs down under.

15 mins
Worming adult UK dairy cattle: resistance update and therapies

Hany Elsheikha looks at the groups of worms that infect cattle and discusses effective control and infection management.

37 mins

October 2017

Farm animal pathology and disease surveillance: a new era

Chris Palgrave, Pernille Jorgensen and David Harwood discuss the inception of a network of veterinary investigation centres, plus its evolution of aims and objectives.

32 mins
Methodology for investigating respiratory conditions in pigs

John Carr and Mark Howells describe approaches to examining populations of these animals on farms to detect signs of respiratory disease.

43 mins
Reducing clinical mastitis: getting messages across to farmers

Peter Edmondson looks at how vets can work with farmers to effectively control and reduce infection on dairy farms.

31 mins