Interested in getting together with like minded people? As a practice we are involved in organising Dairy, Beef and Calf discussion groups, as well as our well established flock health club. These groups get together 3 or 4 times a year in either Hampshire or West Sussex. Most meetings include a topic with a farm
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
have seen a couple of cases in herds where I do the mobility scoring of presumed heat stress (and the resulting behaviour of cows) contributing to an increased prevalence of lameness cases. Essentially, 2 herds which were on top of lameness have both had a bit of a flare up in lameness cases. Both are
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We’ve got a couple of new products on the shelf at the minute that some of you might be interested in. Cholivite boluses and LP200. They are for animals that are either at risk of getting, or already have energy problems. If you already use Kexxtone boluses pre-calving or Propylene Glycol post-calving then these could
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Elanco recently ran a webinar showcasing recent work on ketosis in Spring calving herds. The message was about ‘SOFT’ cows being at high risk of ketosis— sick, old, fat and twin bearing. It is known ketosis has major consequences in terms of production, health and fertility in cows. Many major diseases are at increased risk
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