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I’ve received a text from DEFRA telling me that Bluetongue Virus is in the UK. What is Bluetongue virus and why do we need to know about it? Bluetongue Virus (BTV) is a virus which affects cattle, sheep, other ruminants such as goats and deer, and camelids (such as alpaca and llamas). It causes […]
Vet Notes
Much of late summer and autumn seems to have centered around various external parasites. As I write this, the midges seem to be a constant irritation in the morning and evening as we try to eek out as much daylight as possible before the nights draw in too much – fingers crossed the threat of […]
November – News From Our Rounds
North – Emily Cruse It’s been a bit of a strange couple of months weather wise, with the unseasonably warm (and humid!) weather presenting heat stress challenges right through September but this weather also brought a promising maize harvest for many. Despite the inevitable clash with harvest, it was great to still see lots of […]
How are your heifers performing?
Heifer rearing is one of the biggest expenses on a dairy farm and with increasing prices for milk replacer, feed and buildings in recent years this cost has only gone up. The return on investment doesn’t start until a heifer calves in at two years of age, and most farms will not make any profit […]
What is Bluetongue?
Bluetongue is a viral disease transmitted by biting midges. It affects all ruminants (cattle, sheep, goats & deer) and camelids (llamas & alpacas). What are the clinical signs of the Bluetongue virus? In Cattle: lethargy crusty erosions around the nostrils and muzzle redness of the mouth, eyes, nose reddening of the skin above the hoof […]
Vets Guide to Liver Fluke
Now’s the time to monitor the impact of liver fluke in your herd Liver fluke (fasciolosis) is a parasitic disease that affects grazing animals, particularly those grazed on wet and muddy pastures near rivers or ponds. The life cycle requires mud snails as an intermediate host, and warm summers with heavy rainfall, such as this […]
Reflection on the Year from the 0-6 Youngstock Advisory Team
It has been another busy year for the 0-6 Youngstock Advisory Team! Ellen and Martijn ran our very first ‘Youngstock Foundation course’, a day-course for those new to calf rearing or wanting a refresher. We will continue to run this course every 6 months. We hosted some well attended meetings on pre-weaning nutrition and calf […]
What is Joint Ill?
One of the conditions I get asked about time and time again as lambing approaches is Joint Ill. What is Joint Ill? Joint Ill is an infectious arthritis seen in lambs, usually within the first few weeks after birth. In the past this condition has generally been thought to be associated with poor lambing hygiene. […]