Health

Cows need to experience supportive resting periods throughout the day to maximise production. Photo: Scott Hartwell

16-12-2021 | Article

The value of cow comfort

In pasture plants, several plant constituents may either increase or decrease the incidence of bloat. Photo: Herbert Wiggerman

15-12-2021 | Article

Pasture bloat in dairy cows

Some veterinary medicines used in the Russian dairy industry are not produced in Russia at all. Photo: Mark Pasveer

10-12-2021 | News

Russian dairy farmers see shortage of veterinary medicine

Photo: Naomi Goddard

09-12-2021 | News

Taiwan: Dairy cattle welfare guidelines in place

Photo: Canva

02-12-2021 | News

Antibiotic reduction webinar coming soon

Visual lameness scoring is the most common method to evaluate lameness, as it is easy to use and cheap to implement, but it is time-consuming and labour-intensive. Photo: Shutterstock

01-12-2021 | Article

Automatic lameness detection: Lame vs sound gait

Photo: Shutterstock

23-11-2021 | News

Post-Brexit trade concerns: Antibiotics in imported dairy

Not all farms are the same. This aspect should not be overlooked by trimmers. Photo: Mark Pasveer

22-11-2021 | Article

What you need to know about hoof over-trimming in dairy cows

Dairy cows that are restricted from lying down have a reduced ability to sleep, causing negative welfare implications. Photo: Hans Prinsen

19-11-2021 | Article

Impact of lying and sleep deprivation on dairy cows

Pathogens & Prevention - key strategies for healthy livestock

Sunita van Es Sahota, editor special projects

29-06-2020 | Expert opinion

Staying vigilant against diseases

A digital pen and a smartphone can be used with a visitors book for an easy solution to generate useful on-farm information. Photo: Carlos Piñeiro

29-06-2020 | Article

New paradigms for disease prevention

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