The National Johnes Managment Plan for which each dairy farm who sells milk is part of has had a change in the rules. • Phase III of the National Johne’s Management Plan (NJMP) was launched on Monday 31st March. Phases I and II sought to control and reduce the incidence of Johne’s disease. The objective […]
Read MoreWith lambing well under way thankfully the weather has been very kind to us during March. The main problem that we seem to be seeing is prolapses prior to lambing. This can be very difficult to control as it can be caused by many factors. Some recommendations that appeared to have worked well through out […]
Read MoreIntroducing a new durable purpose-built solution for navel dipping NoBACZ Healthcare, have produced a state of the art navel dip solution – NoBACZ Navel. NoBACZ Navel is a unique, solution that rapidly disinfects and dries the navel. It contains a natural, biodegradable resin that forms a long-lasting waterproof seal at the site to keep bacteria […]
Read MoreCaring for the newborn animal: Parturition: Animals should be housed in a dry, clean environment. Keep them well strawed and be liberal with the amount of lime that you throw about, as this is very good at drying up the bedding as well as killing bugs.
Read MoreOnce again happy New Year to you all, lets us hope that farming starts to get a bit easier for everyone in the livestock sector, though I am not sure the farmer harmer is overly helping at the moment. For once there is funding for both the English and Welsh farms it is designed to […]
Read MoreThis year seems to have flown, so we will start by wishing everyone a very merry Christmas and a happy New Year. It has been a tough year and so I don’t think many people will be too sad to say goodbye to this one. We have a couple of events coming up:
Read MoreAs many of you are aware Genus are no longer offering their ring up on the day service for AI ing. At the moment We are not thinking of carrying out a replacement service but we are hopefully going to offer a service that ties in with the fixed time AI programmes.
Read MoreOver the last month we have seen an increase in adult cows coughing, as well as first year grazing young stock. This is due to lung worm. Have a listen to your cows when they are gathered or when they are out grazing.
Read MoreInsect borne diseases have always been said to be the biggest threat to the spread of disease in the UK. At the moment this is proving to be right with both Blue Tongue Virus type 3 as well as Schmallenberg……….
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