M. bovis oubreaks in New Zealand: 36 farms and counting Farmers in New Zealand are being urged to look out for the signs of Mycoplasma bovis following the detection of...
5 new indicators to report on sustainability in dairy The Dairy Sustainability Framework (DSF) has announced the launch of 5 further global indicators for public...
Effect of moderate lameness on cow behaviour Moderate lame cows tend to lie longer, eat less and use the cow brush less often than non-lame cows. This is...
When do cows have the need to huddle? Cows like to huddle. But why do animals do this? And why especially in the summer? In this blog, I explain more.
5 topics to improve animal welfare and farmer welfare Farmers are facing big challenges. Society expects a lot and legislation increases. Nowadays a farmer is not...
High concentrate diets? Watch the cow’s liver! New trial results suggest that high concentrate-diets can cause endotoxin-induced liver tissues in dairy cows.
We’re wasting milk and antibiotics on mastitis Don’t you just hate that first lactating heifer with mastitis? In this blog I will explain what you can do about...
New Cryptosporidiosis treatments looked into Bayer Animal Health GmbH and ParaTheraTech, Inc. (PTT), have signed a global license agreement to advance new...
A targeted approach with seaweed extracts Concerns on the emergence of antibiotic resistance calls for innovative technologies as an alternative to...
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...
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...
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...
Rumen efficiency: 9 animal indicators Ruminant experts have defined a set of indicators to help evaluate the efficiency of the rumen on-farm: the...
Farmers worry about dingoes and wolves Sheep farmers in different parts of the world are worried about new species entering the country or...
Cow that crossed EU border illegally is saved A cow that wandered over a European country border illegally has escaped a slaughter sentence following a...
Danish farmers on top of biosecurity Biosecurity is key on a dairy farm. But are farmers sufficiently aware of this. This was explored among a group...
UK farmers encouraged to kill badgers for a bounty Farmers in England are being encouraged to cull badgers and receive a bounty of £50 (€ 57, US$ 67) per head in a...
Udder health: The type of somatic cells is key A German milk lab uses advanced milk-testing technology to help farmers make better herd level decisions.