Richard Gard

With milk producers needing an approved Johne’s disease control strategy, it is important to understand the risks of this disease

How is the current global pandemic affecting the work of cattle vets in the UK?

Vets were urged to consider how best to develop a structured approach to mastitis with clients

The focus was on sustainability, beef suckler herds and bovine tuberculosis at BCVA Congress 2019

What was discussed at the British Cattle Veterinary Association Congress 2019?

OV Conference delegates were told that detecting and reporting unusual cases is key to protecting the UK’s livestock

What were the key takeaway messages from the Total Dairy Seminar 2019?

Recent steps forward in pain recognition and mastitis were discussed at the 2019 Total Dairy Seminar

Will the vet’s role evolve in an updated picture of bovine TB in the UK?

Analysing the network of cattle movements in the UK could improve the control of diseases, including bovine TB

What does it mean to be a sustainable large animal practice?

The problems encountered with milking in developing African countries are very different to those we’re used to in the UK

Views on control methods were exchanged in a meeting attended by vet Dick Sibley, TB activist Brian May and a range of professionals involved with TB control

Views on control methods were exchanged in a meeting attended by vet Dick Sibley, TB activist Brian May and a range of professionals involved with TB control

What are the current priorities for vets working in the large animal sector?

Mastitis, antibiotics and Brexit were covered in the broad programme at the 2018 British Cattle Veterinary Association Congress

At the British Mastitis Conference, antimicrobials, dry cow therapy and teat sealants were highlighted as topics to discuss with farmers

Delegates at the Official Vet Conference 2018 had the opportunity to question the APHA’s proposals for adapting the workforce post-Brexit

The MilkSure programme aims to reduce the number of milk samples failing antibiotic tests through vet and farmer collaboration

Veterinary surgeons in cattle practice are urged to review their approach to the management and treatment of the bovine hoof