Agri-Business
Scientists, vets, and vaccine manufacturers must all improve communication with sheep and cattle farmers to help the livestock industry improve disease control.
Dairy
A significant number of UK beef and dairy calf rearers feel they don’t give their youngstock the attention they deserve, according to a recent survey.
Score-based audits of youngstock rearing systems could help pinpoint calf husbandry weaknesses and identify opportunities to improve health.
Lungworm outbreaks in adult cows can cost €160 per cow, according to Fergal Morris of MSD Animal Health.
The ideal approach to controlling lungworms, or hoose and gut worms and stomach worms is to use a wormer that allows some exposure to the worm larvae but kills adult worms before they cause clinical signs of disease,
Beef
MSD animal health had a substantial presence at the recent Royal Ulster Winter Fair in Belfast.
