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Byline: Aly Balsom Teat disinfection is the cornerstone of producing high-quality, hygienic milk while helping to reduce new mastitis infection rates. Ultimately, regardless of product choice, the only way to [...]

Dairy producers should be using the Orbeseal teat sealant shortage as an ideal opportunity to address dry cow management. Following the announcement by Pfizer Animal Health that the product will [...]

The second week of Farmers Weekly's focus on health planning looks at the improvements made in a beef and dairy herd taking part in XLVet's DEFRA-funded programme Q Blood testing […]

THE occurrence of displaced abomasums in dairy cows, linked to a number of factors including breed, sex, age and condition score, is be-coming more common, warn vets. David Barratt, of […]

By Jonathan Long COMBINING total mixed ration feeding with improved genetics and home-grown feeds can increase milk yields by more than 2000 litres/cow and improve feed efficiency by 0.11 litres/kg […]

MUCK in cubicle passages has often been blamed for foot and lameness trouble in dairy cattle. Regular scraping using automated systems have been effective, but even they have produced certain […]

COPPER poisoning in cattle appears to be on the increase and could be the result of over-enthusiastic use of mineral supplements, believes one expert. Speaking at the SFT/HGCA meeting held […]

planning SUBSTANTIAL savings could be made through planning dairy herd health, according to British Cattle Vet Assocation secretary Carl Padgett. Addressing delegates at the RABDF conference, Mr Padgett said improving […]

E COLI mastitis cases cost an average of [pound]125 each and it is the most common form of the disease on UK dairy farms, accounting for 40% of cases. Yet […]