Reviewing the ‘survivability’ of goats01 Feb 2014Veterinary Practice reports on some of the papers presented at the latest meeting of the Goat Veterinary Society
Learning from your cousins – part 301 Jan 2014Oliver Tilling presents the third of his reports of a visit to the conference of the American Association of Bovine Practitioners with a further account from the seminar on replacement heifers
Getting to grips with technical issues...01 Jan 2014Richard Gard concludes his reports from the 2013 congress of the British Cattle Veterinary Association
Mastitis: tighter controls in Holland01 Jan 2014Veterinary Practice reports on some of the presentations at the 2013 British Mastitis Conference
Ketosis: The tip of the iceberg01 Jan 2014David Campion discusses a common condition and explains that for every cow showing signs of clinical ketosis there will be many who fail to reach their full potential but do not show clinical signs
Association unveils future strategy...01 Nov 2013Richard Gard reports from the congress of the British Cattle Veterinary Association held in Harrogate last month.
New regulations bring changes to show01 Nov 2013Veterinary Practice reports on the substantial veterinary involvement at the South West Dairy Show last month.
Learning from your cousins…01 Nov 2013Oliver Tilling presents the first of his reports of a visit to the conference of the American Association of Bovine Practitioners in Milwaukee, covering a pre-conference seminar.
Health planning ‘warts and all’...01 Sep 2013RICHARD GARD joined the thousands who flocked to the NEC in July for the main livestock event of the year
Major role to play in achieving EU animal health aims01 Aug 2013RICHARD GARD was invited to Brussels to hear all about the new animal health law which is aimed at, among other things, giving the EU an improved ability to reduce the impact of disease
Bees and badgers talking points at County Show01 Jul 2013RICHARD GARD paid his usual visit to the Devon County Show where he picked up information about threats to bees and heard the Minister of Agriculture respond to questions about bovine TB
Clinical experience of disease outbreaks01 Jul 2013RICHARD GARD reports on the latest meeting of Goat Veterinary Society and the wide-ranging discussions
Coccidiosis: cause of major economic loss01 Jul 2013DEBBIE DOYLE begins a series of quick updates on parasitic infections in farm animals, their clinical signs, diagnosis and treatment, beginning with Eimeria and the danger of false positives
Bristol to host world event on ruminant lameness research01 Jun 2013ROGER BLOWEY previews the international symposium and conference on lameness in ruminants to be held in Bristol in August
‘Look beyond the seas and learn’...01 Jun 2013RICHARD GARD attended an IDF open day at the laboratories of the Cattle Information Service where there were papers on topics from improved nutrition to environmental impact
Time for a fresh look at dry cow therapy01 Jun 2013PADRAIG HYLAND of Bimeda questions whether vets are overlooking the opportunity to help farmers reduce mastitis incidence through dry cow therapy best practice
Coagulase negative staphs: friend or foe?01 Jun 2013PETER EDMONDSON provides his annual round-up of developments in the treatment and management of mastitis with a look at CNS along with a summary of what is happening elsewhere
Cooperia: the not so placid parasite01 Jun 2013DEBBIE DOYLE reviews the impact of a parasite which has become the most prevalent parasite of cattle in the US and which is becoming increasingly prevalent in the UK
Strategies for success with ketosis – 201 May 2013DEBBIE DOYLE reports on the second of three webinars on ketosis, this one presented by Paddy Gordon and looking at the value and means of testing for subclinical disease in dairy cows
‘Knowledge transfer’ day01 May 2013RICHARD GARD joined veterinary surgeons and dairy farmers at CEDAR where there were demonstrations of the application of research on farms