New skin tests in breakthrough against bTB Welsh scientists have developed 2 new skin tests for cattle that have the potential to help fight the global...
Less mycotoxins with good silaging Prior to harvest, it is very difficult to control Fusarium and toxin production. For that reason, Fusarium...
Heat stress releases harmful endotoxins Endotoxins or lipopolysaccharides can make a profit-destroying temperature problem considerably worse.
Cow physiology leads to variation in milk yield More than we realised, the milk yield of cows is influenced by internal, annual biological rhythms.
Can floor type affect cattle performance? Although much work has been done to investigate the effects of various environmental factors on animal health...
Vietnam to focus on feed and food safety Like many countries in Asia, Vietnamese demand for dairy products is growing, driven by rising incomes and...
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...