Livestock

Richard Gard has been in discussions about how cows relate to one another and how the social structure of groups is being measured, showing the varying relationships which exist between them...

Veterinary Practice reports from the ninth annual Large Herd Seminar

Michelle Doherty describes a very common and troublesome disease and reports on the introduction of a testing service, soon to be followed by a test that can look for nine diseases from one sample.

Graham Duncanson had a lively time with students at the Nottingham veterinary school and was impressed both by their knowledge of the welfare needs of farm animals – and their concerns.

Richard Gard spent a day on a Cornish farm to hear about some of the many research projects currently under way on production, welfare and disease problems on dairy farms

Dr Tony Andrews highlights an award scheme that recognises and rewards the unsung heroes of farm animal welfare and which is now open for nominations.

Richard Gard reports on the Livestock Event held at the NEC last month, at which DEFRA launched a new plan for the British dairy industry.

Richard Gard reports on the latest meeting of the Goat Veterinary Society

THE Farming Minister, Owen Paterson – more correctly titled as Secretary of State at DEFRA – arrived for breakfast with The Country Landowners Association on the first day of the Devon County Show, he…

Susan McKay concludes her reports from the ‘immunity science symposium’ with a look at the impact the health of the innate immune system can have on the welfare of the transition cow

Peter Edmondson reports on his work in Zimbabwe to help farmers with mastitis and milk quality issues as well as other important aspects of preventive medicine and fertility

Richard Gard traces the development of efforts to control mastitis but finds that there is still a long way to go...

Richard Gard attended the 2014 cattle lameness conference last month and found there is still very much more to be unravelled about issues to do with the bovine hoof

Richard Gard sees and hears how vets and farmers are working together to restore ‘order’ in parts of Somerset – with problems for some people escalating

Susan McKay presents the second of three reports on an ‘immunity science symposium’ in which speakers described the latest advances in understanding the immune system of dairy cows

Graham Duncanson attended a student congress in Bristol on farm animal work and found it to be ‘a marvellous step forward for the profession’ with enormous enthusiasm shown by more than 140 undergradu…

Sotirios Karvountzis discusses the use of endoscopy in cattle and reviews the more popular applications which include LDA and RDA corrections, exploratory laparoscopy and thoracoscopy

Steve Glanvill describes the history, diagnosis, treatment and outcome of a case on a large fattening unit served by his practice where rumen fluke was found to be the cause of ill thrift

Eliminating chorioptic mange from a dairy herd without milk withdrawal Aurora Villarroel and Megan Halliburton, Oregon State University Many antiparasitic drugs require lengthy withdrawal times which…

Veterinary Practice hears the new professor of animal welfare at Bristol spell out his view that communication is one of the main barriers to improving conditions