More UK farmers should use a health plan This month, Defra announced that the number of livestock producers with a farm health plan had decreased to 73%...
Continued efforts to eradicate M. bovis in NZ New Zealand has increased activity of the M. bovis Programme in the lead up to autumn and winter stock movements...
Zoetis: Shift from treatment to prevention The issue of antibiotic resistance caused by misuse and over-use of antibiotics in livestock, is subject to...
Avoiding milk fat drop during heat stress Heat stressed dairy cows often suffer milk fat depression, which can be costly to producers in the current...
Live yeast against heat stress in cows Besides having a beneficial effect on milk production, live yeast have also shown to have a possible effect on...
Can milk be an animal health indicator? A group of Dutch researchers have started a project to collect milk samples to find out if the milk from fresh...
New vaccine against Rift Valley fever A new vaccine against Rift Valley fever virus has been developed and proved to be safe.
NZ: Mycoplasma compensation over 50m dollars As of this week, the New Zealand government has paid more than NZ$ 50 million in compensation to farmers...
VIV Asia 2019: Feed, food and animal health The world of agriculture will meet again in Bangkok, Thailand, 13-15 March 2019, for another edition of one of...
New Cryptosporidiosis treatments looked into Bayer Animal Health GmbH and ParaTheraTech, Inc. (PTT), have signed a global license agreement to advance new...
What are the challenges for cows at high altitudes? Altitude diseases in humans occur because of a lack of oxygen at high altitudes. Symptoms include headache and...
Hoof care systems awarded for animal welfare 2 systems, focused on early prevention and identifying hoof illnesses in cattle have been awarded with the...
Balanced diet is key for healthy rumen The rumen is the most influential site of digestion, and microbial fermentation provides much of the energy...
An extra pair of eyes in the truck Cows and other livestock are travellers these days, being brought from one farm to the other – or to the...
Ketosis: How much does timely detection save you? One in every 3 cows is affected by subclinical ketosis, a disorder that is caused by a negative energy balance...
Update: Mycoplasma bovis in New Zealand Currently there are 37 properties in New Zealand that are infected, of which 13 dairy farms, 22 beef farms and 2...
Get more out of your corn silage Corn silage is successfully grown around the world in most climates, but timely harvesting and correct ensiling...
Russia: Anxiety over new antibiotic residues law The Russian food industry has released alarm signals about new requirements on antibiotic residues in meat and...
Germany: Selective dry cow therapy is possible Careful management and cleanliness prove key to the success of selective dry cow therapy programmes.
Rumen health: Key for high productive cows Since high productive cows depend highly on the rumen efficiency, every challenge, such as heat stress, has to...