Dairy
Proper vaccination protocol crucial before housing period
At this time of year, it is a good idea to start thinking about your vaccination programme, as we are...
Pneumonia
Dairy Technical
Dairy advice: Risk of scour and pneumonia cases grows
Calf sheds on many farms now full and the bacterial load inside them is quite high, which means that calves...
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Dairy Technical
Pneumonia in calf sheds now becoming a risk
As calf sheds begin to fill on farms this spring, pneumonia can begin to become an issue on many dairy...
Dairy Technical
Preventing pneumonia in calves this autumn
Pneumonia can affect cattle of any age; it is a complex multi-factorial respiratory disease, caused by a range of bacteria,...
Dairy Technical
Time to develop or review your vaccination programme
Vaccination plays a significant role in preventing disease in human and animal health. Farmers should be looking to develop a...
Dairy Technical
Dairy advice: Keeping parasites in-check
The challenging weather this year means there is likely a high level of parasites present in calves, and dosing may...
Dairy Technical
Pneumonia - something to look out for in calves
Full calf sheds can result in increased levels of sickness in calves, with one such sickness being pneumonia. The next...
Dairy Technical
Autumn calving: Preventing pneumonia outbreaks in calves
Pneumonia causes inflammation and damage to the lung tissue and airways of calves, which ultimately results in comprised lung function....
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Dairy Technical
Autumn-calving: Clinical signs of pneumonia in calves
Pneumonia and scour are the main illnesses that are experienced by young calves, with pneumonia being the most common cause...
Dairy Technical
Autumn-calving: Steps to prevent pneumonia in calves
Pneumonia is a respiratory disease that can affect cattle at any stage. It is a complicated, multi-factorial disease, caused by...
Beef Technical
Pneumonia in weanlings: Prevention is better than cure
Any farmer who buys or sells weanlings will be well aware of the detrimental effect a case of pneumonia can...
Beef Technical
Beware the threat of pneumonia following a change in weather
It is hard to know what season it is currently, if we were to go by the change in weather...
Beef
Tips and best practice to avoid pneumonia at housing
If the conditions are suitable a pneumonia outbreak can occur in a herd at almost any time of the year. However,...
Beef
Respiratory disease: How much does a pneumonia outbreak cost?
Respiratory diseases cause more deaths in young growing cattle in this country than any other disease, according to Teagasc. The...
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Beef
Housing: What is the biggest factor that affects cattle cleanliness?
With the wet weather beginning to hit all parts of the country over the past number of days, farmers have...
Beef
Housing: Ventilation is the key to minimise pneumonia this winter
We’re heading into that time of the year again, when farmers’ attentions turn to preventing disease in animal housing over...
Beef
Pneumonia: What impact does it have on slaughter dates?
Pneumonia in beef animals not only has an immediate cost in terms of medication, but it can also result in...
Beef
How much is pneumonia costing your beef enterprise?
Pneumonia in beef calves not only has an immediate cost in terms of medication, but it can also result in...