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#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 […]
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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 […]
Read MoreCattle 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 […]
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FARM VET SAM DELIVERS CALF TRIPLETS
Calf Triplets: What are the odds of that! Oakhill Farm Vet Sam Millward had a bit of a surprise in his first month at Oakhill when he went to what he thought would be a ‘text book’ calving at a farm in Chipping. Sam delivered twin calves at Coltercoates Farm in Chipping but on examination […]
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