Biodiversity

Biodiversity is a continued hot topic especially in regards to farming. Hopefully those that attended our summer barbeque at Knepp have has a chance to see some of the diversity regenerative farming is bringing back. Knepp is an example of a large-scale regenerative project which understandably wouldn’t fit most farms but there are definitely principles …

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Heat Stress

With the temperatures in June many units have been seeing the impact that the heat can have on their production and that this is not limited to tropical areas. Any temperature above 25oC will need a cow to increase its heat dispersion and limit its heat production, causing an increase in maintenance energy needs by …

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BCVA GUIDANCE DOCUMENT HANDLING THE ‘DOWNER’ COW & USING HIP HOISTS Produced using original material by the George Farm Veterinary Group.

Produced using original material by the George Farm Veterinary Group. IntroductionAs farm vets we will often get called out to attend a ‘down cow’, but there is a subtle difference between thepresentation of the acute down cow and of the cow suffering from what is referred to as ‘downer cowsyndrome’. Any cow that has been …

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New Director

Here at The Livestock Partnership we are delighted to announce that Claire has joined the senior management team as a Clinical Director.  As many of you know Claire is a longstanding member of our team, joining The Livestock Partnership in 2009 . Since then Claire has built a key role for herself with her interests …

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