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CATTLE
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Biosecurity
Bio-security systems do not have to be complex, and in fact are much more proficient if they are not. |
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Calf Scour
Calf scour is a frustratingly common disease experienced on the majority of cattle farms in the UK and around the world |
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Calving Difficulties
Calving difficulties (dystocia) contribute heavily to production losses. |
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Economics of BVD
The Economic Impact of BVD in a Herd |
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Environmental Mastitis
Environmental mastitis is mastitis that is derived from the environment in which the cow live. |
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Infertility Dairy Herd
Infertility issues within dairy herds can be subtle, complex and costly. |
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Johnes Johne’s causes huge economic loss to the national cattle industry and yet its presence goes unrecognised in many herds. | ![]() |
Milk Fever Milk Fever has become an important production disease, with an average annual incidence of 4-9% in the UK. | ![]() |
Oestrus Detection Heat Detection and Dealing with Problems | ||
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Routine Fertility Recording Sheet | ![]() |
Teat Health One of the key challenges for vets is to help farmers to keep cell counts low and to avoid costly cases of mastitis. | ![]() |
Biosecurity – Control of Bovine TB Bovine Tuberculosis (bTB) is one of the biggest challenges facing the farming industry today | ||
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Foot Trimmer Recording Sheet | ![]() |
Lamenesss Recording Sheet |
SHEEP
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Lameness
For many UK flocks, lameness is an endemic problem and prevalence has probably increased following the change in weather patterns to mild winters and wet summers.
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Schmallenberg
Schmallenberg virus was first detected in August 2011 within Germany, spreading to the Netherlands, Belgium and now the UK.
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Metabolic Disease
Diseases affecting the sheep’s nervous system can affect sheep at all ages and points in the production cycle, presenting with a number of different signs including: blindness, depression, nervousness, scratching, circling or difficulty walking or standing. |