Peter Edmondson discusses the role of vets in reducing antibiotic use for this condition, as well as common difficulties and ways of managing perceived treatment failure.
Difficult calvings are common events for farm animal vets and are rarely straightforward. However, as Paul Wood explains, they can be a good way for new vets to gain clients’ respect.
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.
