Newsletters – Dairy
July 2024- Seasonal Reminders, Uterine Torsion, Interpreting Your BVDV Bulk Milk Antibody Test, What Effect Does Vaccinating Against BVDV Have on Your BVDV Bulk Milk Antibody Test Result?, Front Foot Lameness, Avian Influenza (Bird Flu) Update click here
June 2024- Seasonal Reminders, Worm Burdens in Adult Dairy Cattle, Zinc Sulphate Footbaths, When to Treat Lame Cows click here
May 2024 – Seasonal reminders, Gabe’s Milestone Birthday, Cepravin DC vs Juraclox DC, Paspalum Staggers and Hip dislocations – Click here
April 2024 – Seasonal reminders, Alistair’s Milestone Birthday, Research Project Results – Salmonella, High Cell Count Cows (Subclinical Mastitis), BVDV – What’s Your Herds Status?, BVDV Lab Samples, Crush – Modifications For Lame Cows – Click here
March 2024 – Seasonal reminders, New Genetic Disease : Early Onset Muscle Weakness Syndrome, Managing calves after difficult calvings, Phantom Cows – What are they?, Pregnancy loss in dairy cattle – Click here
January 2024 – Seasonal reminders, Pinkeye (Infectious Bovine Keratoconjunctivitis (IBK)), Mastitis Culturing at the Practice, Digital Newsletter – Click here
December 2023 – Seasonal reminders, Pregnancy testing heifers, Eye cancer in cows, Eye cancer detection, Heat Stress – Click here
November 2023 – Seasonal reminders, When to treat non-cycling cows?, How many bulls do I need?, Other bull tips, Woody tongue – Click here
October 2023 – Seasonal reminders, New vet Sam B, Synchronising programs, Bull testing, Is BVDV widespread in the cattle herds in our area? – Click here
September 2023 – Seasonal reminders, Calf deaths after difficult calvings, Disbudding calves, Calf rearing tip, Put a halter on cows with a prolapsed uterus – Click here
August 2023 – Seasonal reminders, Keith’s Milestone Birthday, Vaccines at Lockington Shop, Uterine Pessaries, Metacam, Mastitis and Fertility, Hardware disease (Vagal indigestion), Claire and Frankie get Memberships – Click here
July 2023 – Seasonal reminders, Use Metricure early, Heifers with Udder Oedema, Antibiotic Residues in Milk, Mastitis and “Failure to Cure” – Click here
June 2023 – Seasonal reminders, Salmonella vaccine, Rotavec-Corona vaccine, Lame cows and treating lame cows – Click here
April 2023 – Seasonal reminders, Managing calves after difficult births, High cell count cows (subclinical mastitis), lame cow crush, Some lame cow facts, BVDV- What’s your herds status?, BVDV lab samples – Click here
December 2022- Seasonal reminders, Botulism, mouldy feed, and mixer wagons, Mouldy hay/silage, Other flood related cattle health issues, Eye cancer in cows, Eye cancer detection – Click here
October 2022- Seasonal reminders, Ultraclox 24, Synchronisation programs, Bull testing, Bulls and BVD, Other bull diseases, Lungworm, Theileriosis – Click here
August 2022 – Seasonal Reminders, Ash becomes Partner, Vaccines at Lockington shop, Uterine pessaries, Humane killing of calves, Metacam, mastitis and fertility – Click here
July 2022 – Seasonal reminders, use Meticures early, Bovine Digital Dermatitis (BDD) research, What is BDD? – Click here
June 2022 – Seasonal reminders, Rotavec corona vaccine, Salmonella vaccine, Lame cows, Treating lame cows – Click here
April- 2022- Seasonal reminders, Managing calves after difficult births, Lame cow crush, Vets running late, Some lame cow facts, Salmonella research – Click here
December 2021- Seasonal reminders, Botulism and mixer wagons, Dispose of batteries carefully, Eye cancer in cows, Eye cancer detection – Click here
November 2021- Seasonal reminders, When to treat non-cycling cows, How many bulls do I need?, Other bull tips, Beware heliotrope poisoning – Click here
September 2021- Seasonal reminders, New vet – Frankie, Uterine pessaries, Humane killing of calves, Lungworm in calves – Click here
July 2021- Seasonal reminders, Heifers with udder oedema (flag), Use metricure early, Mastitis in heifers, Pain relief in cows – Click here
April 2021 – Seasonal reminders, Oxytet is back, Special Formula is coming back, Farm Safety Rebate Scheme, Mycoplasma – Click here
January 2021- Seasonal reminders, Ash Phipps – a very fine fellow, Pregnancy testing heifers, When to pregnancy test, Early pregnancy testing, Water deprivation in heifers – Click here
December 2020- Seasonal reminders, Beware heliotrope poisoning, Coping with a wet summer, Eye cancer detection – Click here
November 2020- Seasonal reminders, Ceftiosan (Excenel), When to treat non-cycling cows, How many bulls do I need?, Other bull tips – Click here
October 2020 – Seasonal reminders, New vet Carly, Theileriosis, Synchronisation programs, Bull testing, Bulls and BVD, Other bull diseases – Click here
August 2020 – Seasonal reminders, Corona virus, Vaccines at Lockington shop, Uterine pessaries, Humane killing of calves, Metacam, mastitis and fertility – Click here
July 2020 – Seasonal reminders, Oleander poisoning, Heifers with udder oedema (flag), Use Metricure early, Potential problems this season, Milk fever – Click here
June 2020 – Seasonal reminders, Rotavec corona, Salmonella vaccine, Lame cows, Treating lame cows – Click here
April 2020 – Seasonal reminders, Covid 19, Mastitis culturing at RVP, Mastitis treatment, Mastitis and “failure to cure” – Click here
March 2020 – Seasonal reminders, Hardware disease, Prevention of hardware disease, Managing calves after difficult calvings, Antibiotic residues in milk – Click here
Jan 2020 – Seasonal reminders, Water deprivation in heifers, Eve’s foot-and-mouth disease adventure, Preg testing heifers, When to preg test, Early preg testing – Click here
Dec 2019 – Seasonal reminders, Dispose of batteries carefully, Heat stress, Eye cancer in cows, Eye cancer detection – Click here
Nov 2019 – Seasonal reminders, Organising reproductive programs, Trifecta drench kills young calves, When to treat noncycling cows, How many bulls do I need?, Other bull tips – Click here
Oct 2019 – Seasonal reminders, New vet Ella, Synchronisation programs, Bull testing, Bulls and BVD, Other bull diseases – Click here
Sep 2019 – Seasonal reminders, Disbudding calves, LDA’s, RDA’s, Ketosis/ Acetonaemia – Click here
Aug 2019 – Seasonal reminders, Vaccines at Lockington shop, Marshmallow can kill cows, Uterine pessaries, Humane killing of calves, Metacam, mastitis and fertility, Calf deaths after difficult births – Click here
Jul 2019 – Seasonal reminders, Farewell Debbie and Nancye, Heifers with udder oedema (flag), Use Metricure early, Potential problems this season – Click here
Jun 2019 – Seasonal reminders, Vaccination programs (Rotavec and Salmonella), Vetch seed poisoning, Lame cows – Click here
May 2019 – Seasonal reminders, Nitrate poisoning, Cepravin vs Juraclox dry cow, Mastitis in dry cows, While you’re here – Click here
Mar 2019 – Seasonal reminders, Ee Cheng’s new chapter, Heat stress affects unborn calves, New vet Nisa, Managing calves after difficult calvings, Antibiotic residues in milk – Click here
Jan 2019 – Seasonal reminders, Pregnancy testing heifers, When to pregnancy test, Early pregnancy testing, Heat Stress, Jejunal haemorrhagic syndrome (JHS) –Click here
Dec 2018 – Seasonal reminders, Eye Cancers, Eye cancer detection, Weighing heifers, Caecal dilatation and/or torsion – Click here
Nov 2018 – Seasonal reminders, When to treat non-cycling cows, How many bulls do I need?, Other bull tips, Excenel RTU – Click here
Sep 2018 – Seasonal reminders, Lungworm in calves, LDA’s and RDA’s (twisted stomach), Ketosis/ Acetonaemia – Click here
Aug 2018 – Seasonal reminders, Vaccines and dry cow at Lockington and Dingee , Calf rearing tip, Down cow management – Click here
April 2024 – Seasonal reminders – Click here
March 2024 – Seasonal reminders, – Click here
January 2024 – Seasonal reminders, Pinkeye (Infectious Bovine Keratoconjunctivitis (IBK)), Mastitis Culturing at the Practice, Digital Newsletter – Click here
December 2023 – Seasonal reminders, Pregnancy testing heifers, Eye cancer in cows, Eye cancer detection, Heat Stress – Click here
November 2023 – Seasonal reminders, When to treat non-cycling cows?, How many bulls do I need?, Other bull tips, Woody tongue – Click here
October 2023 – Seasonal reminders, New vet Sam B, Synchronising programs, Bull testing, Is BVDV widespread in the cattle herds in our area? – Click here
September 2023 – Seasonal reminders, Calf deaths after difficult calvings, Disbudding calves, Calf rearing tip, Put a halter on cows with a prolapsed uterus – Click here
August 2023 – Seasonal reminders, Keith’s Milestone Birthday, Vaccines at Lockington Shop, Uterine Pessaries, Metacam, Mastitis and Fertility, Hardware disease (Vagal indigestion), Claire and Frankie get Memberships – Click here
July 2023 – Seasonal reminders, Use Metricure early, Heifers with Udder Oedema, Antibiotic Residues in Milk, Mastitis and “Failure to Cure” – Click here
June 2023 – Seasonal reminders, Salmonella vaccine, Rotavec-Corona vaccine, Lame cows and treating lame cows – Click here
April 2023 – Seasonal reminders, Managing calves after difficult births, High cell count cows (subclinical mastitis), lame cow crush, Some lame cow facts, BVDV- What’s your herds status?, BVDV lab samples – Click here
December 2022- Seasonal reminders, Botulism, mouldy feed, and mixer wagons, Mouldy hay/silage, Other flood related cattle health issues, Eye cancer in cows, Eye cancer detection – Click here
October 2022- Seasonal reminders, Ultraclox 24, Synchronisation programs, Bull testing, Bulls and BVD, Other bull diseases, Lungworm, Theileriosis – Click here
August 2022 – Seasonal Reminders, Ash becomes Partner, Vaccines at Lockington shop, Uterine pessaries, Humane killing of calves, Metacam, mastitis and fertility – Click here
July 2022 – Seasonal reminders, use Meticures early, Bovine Digital Dermatitis (BDD) research, What is BDD? – Click here
June 2022 – Seasonal reminders, Rotavec corona vaccine, Salmonella vaccine, Lame cows, Treating lame cows – Click here
April- 2022- Seasonal reminders, Managing calves after difficult births, Lame cow crush, Vets running late, Some lame cow facts, Salmonella research – Click here
December 2021- Seasonal reminders, Botulism and mixer wagons, Dispose of batteries carefully, Eye cancer in cows, Eye cancer detection – Click here
November 2021- Seasonal reminders, When to treat non-cycling cows, How many bulls do I need?, Other bull tips, Beware heliotrope poisoning – Click here
September 2021- Seasonal reminders, New vet – Frankie, Uterine pessaries, Humane killing of calves, Lungworm in calves – Click here
July 2021- Seasonal reminders, Heifers with udder oedema (flag), Use metricure early, Mastitis in heifers, Pain relief in cows – Click here
April 2021 – Seasonal reminders, Oxytet is back, Special Formula is coming back, Farm Safety Rebate Scheme, Mycoplasma – Click here
January 2021- Seasonal reminders, Ash Phipps – a very fine fellow, Pregnancy testing heifers, When to pregnancy test, Early pregnancy testing, Water deprivation in heifers – Click here
December 2020- Seasonal reminders, Beware heliotrope poisoning, Coping with a wet summer, Eye cancer detection – Click here
November 2020- Seasonal reminders, Ceftiosan (Excenel), When to treat non-cycling cows, How many bulls do I need?, Other bull tips – Click here
October 2020 – Seasonal reminders, New vet Carly, Theileriosis, Synchronisation programs, Bull testing, Bulls and BVD, Other bull diseases – Click here
August 2020 – Seasonal reminders, Corona virus, Vaccines at Lockington shop, Uterine pessaries, Humane killing of calves, Metacam, mastitis and fertility – Click here
July 2020 – Seasonal reminders, Oleander poisoning, Heifers with udder oedema (flag), Use Metricure early, Potential problems this season, Milk fever – Click here
June 2020 – Seasonal reminders, Rotavec corona, Salmonella vaccine, Lame cows, Treating lame cows – Click here
April 2020 – Seasonal reminders, Covid 19, Mastitis culturing at RVP, Mastitis treatment, Mastitis and “failure to cure” – Click here
March 2020 – Seasonal reminders, Hardware disease, Prevention of hardware disease, Managing calves after difficult calvings, Antibiotic residues in milk – Click here
Jan 2020 – Seasonal reminders, Water deprivation in heifers, Eve’s foot-and-mouth disease adventure, Preg testing heifers, When to preg test, Early preg testing – Click here
Dec 2019 – Seasonal reminders, Dispose of batteries carefully, Heat stress, Eye cancer in cows, Eye cancer detection – Click here
Nov 2019 – Seasonal reminders, Organising reproductive programs, Trifecta drench kills young calves, When to treat noncycling cows, How many bulls do I need?, Other bull tips – Click here
Oct 2019 – Seasonal reminders, New vet Ella, Synchronisation programs, Bull testing, Bulls and BVD, Other bull diseases – Click here
Sep 2019 – Seasonal reminders, Disbudding calves, LDA’s, RDA’s, Ketosis/ Acetonaemia – Click here
Aug 2019 – Seasonal reminders, Vaccines at Lockington shop, Marshmallow can kill cows, Uterine pessaries, Humane killing of calves, Metacam, mastitis and fertility, Calf deaths after difficult births – Click here
Jul 2019 – Seasonal reminders, Farewell Debbie and Nancye, Heifers with udder oedema (flag), Use Metricure early, Potential problems this season – Click here
Jun 2019 – Seasonal reminders, Vaccination programs (Rotavec and Salmonella), Vetch seed poisoning, Lame cows – Click here
May 2019 – Seasonal reminders, Nitrate poisoning, Cepravin vs Juraclox dry cow, Mastitis in dry cows, While you’re here – Click here
Mar 2019 – Seasonal reminders, Ee Cheng’s new chapter, Heat stress affects unborn calves, New vet Nisa, Managing calves after difficult calvings, Antibiotic residues in milk – Click here
Jan 2019 – Seasonal reminders, Pregnancy testing heifers, When to pregnancy test, Early pregnancy testing, Heat Stress, Jejunal haemorrhagic syndrome (JHS) –Click here
Dec 2018 – Seasonal reminders, Eye Cancers, Eye cancer detection, Weighing heifers, Caecal dilatation and/or torsion – Click here
Nov 2018 – Seasonal reminders, When to treat non-cycling cows, How many bulls do I need?, Other bull tips, Excenel RTU – Click here
Sep 2018 – Seasonal reminders, Lungworm in calves, LDA’s and RDA’s (twisted stomach), Ketosis/ Acetonaemia – Click here
Aug 2018 – Seasonal reminders, Vaccines and dry cow at Lockington and Dingee , Calf rearing tip, Down cow management – Click here