Adequate lying time is considered an important aspect of cow welfare. Tucker et al (2021) (Journal of Dairy Sciencehttps://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2019-18074) examined what is known about cows' motivation...
When challenged about apparent CM treatment failure on farm, it is important to first establish what ‘type’ of CM cases the client is treating — are these first clinical cases in lactation, recurrent...
Some of the organism's characteristics have a direct effect on antibiotic treatment choices. As the organism has no cell wall B lactam antibiotics are ineffective. The organism does not synthesise...
As for many diseases, the accurate and early diagnosis of BRD is a critical step in the implementation of effective therapeutics. The variability in how animals respond to the disease, along with...
The first step in assessing a herd is to identify the risk of current infection by evaluating biosecurity and management. Primarily, this should focus on incoming stock (purchased animals and existing...
The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board's (AHDB) (2020) parasite control guide provides all anthelmintic preparations currently available for cattle. Anthelmintic classes available include...
The survey was undertaken during May 2018, was open to any UK farmer with online access who owned cattle and was promoted via Facebook and Twitter online social media platforms. Paid targeted online...
There have been a relatively small number of published trials carried out on commercial farms or research facilities in the UK. The basic data presented in these trials are summarised in Table 2....
The objective of a study by Cattaneo et al (2020) (The Veterinary Journal https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tvjl.2020.105533) was to assess how uterine disorders alter the lying behaviour and plasma...
Treatment will be most effective if it is given as early as possible in the course of a disease. Traditionally the diagnosis of pneumonia is based on visual signs of respiratory disease (e.g. reduced...
Current understanding of the development of the immune system in neonatal calves emphasises the importance of reducing stress and avoiding inappropriate antibiotic use.
