Large animal

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…

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

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

Susan McKay presents the first of three reports on a recent ‘immunity science symposium’, organised by Elanco, which reviewed the challenges faced during the period leading up to calving

Graham Duncanson is concerned about the treatment of camelids and reports on new modules now available on camelid medicine and surgery as part of the certificate in advanced veterinary practice

Richard Gard reports on a recent meeting in Somerset where it was pointed out that policy-makers need to better appreciate local knowledge and farmers need to understand the complexities...

Veterinary Practice reports on some of the papers presented at the latest meeting of the Goat Veterinary Society

Richard Gard reports on the Planning for Health and Profit conference where wide-ranging discussions were held on controlling infectious diseases and the need to maintain the effort

Debbie Doyle reports on the third webinar on cattle nutrition when Dr Finbar Mulligan from the Dublin veterinary school reviewed the key parameters to use when assessing nutritional status

PROHEALTH, a consortium of 22 research partners from 11 European countries co-ordinated by Newcastle University, has been awarded the largest ever grant given by the European Union in the animal healt…

Oliver Tilling presents the last of his reports of a visit to the conference of the American Association of Bovine Practitioners with an account of some take-home points from the main streams

Oliver 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

Richard Gard concludes his reports from the 2013 congress of the British Cattle Veterinary Association

Veterinary Practice reports on some of the presentations at the 2013 British Mastitis Conference

David 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

Richard Gard reports from the congress of the British Cattle Veterinary Association held in Harrogate last month.

Veterinary Practice reports on the substantial veterinary involvement at the South West Dairy Show last month.

Oliver 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.