Large animal

What can large animal practices do to improve staff recruitment and retention?

A wide variety of issues faced by dairy and pet goats were discussed at the Goat Veterinary Society meeting on 2nd November

RICHARD GARD reports on a recent meeting which considered the issues of critically important antibiotics and the development of a toolkit which aims to transform medicine use on-farm

REBEKAH DUDEK of Norbrook examines the current thinking around drug resistance in light of the year-on-year rise in reported cases of fluke

TERESA NAVARRO RODRIGO and JOSÉ MARÍA GONZÁLEZ-SAINZ examine the various forms of disease and what can be done about them

Dr PHILIP SKUCE of the Moredun Research Institute examines the current state of play for sheep and other livestock

RICHARD GARD examines how one dairy herd has experimented with individual calf management but then fell foul of the rules, and asks: are the regulations backed up by science?

GEORGIE HOLLIS looks at the benefits of manuka honey and explains that while it may be seen as some kind of miracle cure, it is simply good at doing its job of aiding debridement and decontamination

KELLY FOLEY of Norbrook Laboratories explains why it’s important to act quickly when a cow is down

PETER EDMONDSON looks at the current figures for residue failures and suggests farmers and vets should get behind the Milksure initiative

RICHARD GARD reports on the achievements so far of the food assurance scheme

Veterinary Practice looks at the campaign launched by the Soil Association for reductions in the use of antimicrobials and tries to separate fact from fiction

Veterinary Practice reports on the large animal day at VetsSouth 2017

RICHARD GARD gives an update on the work veterinary practices are doing to assist farmers, including a major step change to eliminate on-farm errors

Richard Gard reports from the Official Veterinarians Conference 2016, which provided numerous updates on the state of play for OVs and their clients.

Richard Gard looks at current and planned future activity and the strategies being promoted to help farms control the disease.

Veterinary Practice reports on the latest Farm Animal Well-Being Forum with input from Nic Parsons of Tesco and Matt Yarnall of Boehringer Ingelheim.

Richard Gard reports from a one-day conference at which discussions involved limitations to profitability, dry cow therapy, a calf tracker guide, and lameness.

Jayne Laycock reports on her pick of recent CPD webinars, this one on Bovine TB presented by John Blackwell, former BVA president and farm animal equine practitioner

Richard Gard has been looking at recent attitudes to antibiotic use on farms, following publication of a comprehensive review, and speaking to agencies at the heart of the discussions.