Content related to the topic: health

Find out how to identify lameness and check your herd’s foot health.

Prepare and plan for delays to shearing service due to social distancing measures in place to control COVID-19.

Quarterly testing for Johne’s disease is helping Carmarthenshire dairy farmer Rheinallt Harries identify infected cows and control the spread.

A good culling policy is an important part of herd management. This information will help you understand when and why culling is necessary.

The impact of new mastitis infections in heifers can be measured by looking at the SCC at the first milk recording in lactation.

Contagious mastitis patterns are characterised by the spread of infection between cows.

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Identifying the pattern of mastitis on your farm allows control measures to be focused on where they will be most effective.

From analysis of data comes understanding and from understanding comes effective action.