Red Tractor Standards Changes

There has been an update in the Red Tractor Assurance Standards coming into effect from October 2017. A full list of changes is available on the Red Tractor website, the main changes affecting your herd health plan are listed below. Dairy: · Documented medicine records – all antibiotics used must be collated, and an annual […]

#CALFMATTERS Farm Africa Challenge

      Farm Vet Holly Critchley has been taking part in the #CalfMatters Farm Africa Challenge in which 100 animal health professionals are aiming to take 140,000,000 steps (70, 500 miles) by 19th October. #CalfMatters is an initiative set up by Merial to highlight the importance of vaccination against pneumonia in calves. If you […]

Respiratory Disease- Cattle

Respiratory disease is estimated to cost the UK cattle industry £80 million annually through increased mortality, veterinary drug costs and most importantly weight  loss/reduced performance. Whilst the effects on clinically affected animals are obvious often the rest of the group will be affected sub-clinically resulting in reduced growth rates. For respiratory disease, prevention is vital […]

September 2017 Farm Newsletter

Calf Plans

Cattle Lungworm Warning

Lungworm can appear from early June and is commonly seen in unvaccinated calves and naïve adult cattle.    Infection with lungworm (Dictyocaulus viviparus) results in an immune-mediated pneumonia, of which the earliest sign is a cough after exercise. Later signs include a persistent cough, milk drop and death in severe cases. Once infective larvae are […]