health

Global animal health issues at centre stage are currently the New World Screwworm, bluetongue, avian influenza and foot and mouth disease. It’s important for livestock producers to remain on alert and keep an eye on the herd. Photo: Mark Pasveer
23-06 | News

4 major animal health issues in the spotlight

Viruses are quick. But we can be quicker. Viruses evolve. But so do we – through learning, leadership, and love for what we do. Photo: Canva
05-06 | Expert opinion

The century of viruses: From farmer to sentinel

Dairy farmers worldwide must evolve alongside the threat of viruses. Photo: Canva
26-05 | Expert opinion

The century of viruses: A wake-up call from the cow barn

Samples were also collected from boots, ropes, pegs, transport vehicles and hard floor surfaces to detect FMD. Photo: Misset
28-04 | News

Reliably detecting FMD and the role of small ruminants in transmission

Photo: Dreamstime
07-04 | News

FMD Europe: Austria closes borders for pigs, cattle

Subclinical pneumonia is common in the UK’s population of dairy-born calves, but diagnosis could easily be missed if stakeholders only observed clinical signs. Photo: Mark Pasveer
07-04 | News

Nearly a third of UK calves experience bovine respiratory disease

Researchers will be seek to understand bird flu transmission and to mitigate the impact of the disease in dairy herds and the livestock sector as a whole. Photo: Mark Pasveer
02-04 | News

Financial support to combat avian influenza in livestock in the US

Germany’s Federal Agriculture Minister Cem Özdemir "The regained freedom status sends a clear signal to our trading partners." Photo: Henk Riswick
14-03 | News

Germany declared ‘FMD-free’

This is the first study to explore CAM use on dairy farms in a UK context. Photo: Koos Groeneveld
12-03 | News

Benefits of transparency in alternative medicine use on dairy farms 

Low-fibre diets allow fermentation acids to accumulate in the rumen and cause ulcers. Photo: Jan Willem Schouten
06-03 | Article

Feeding dairy cows under various disease conditions