News

November 2010

  • Preparation for Lambing
    20/11/2010
    Careful preparation for lambing is paramount to maintain high levels of welfare for pregnant and lambing ewes as well as their newborn lambs...
  • South West Healthy Livestock Initiative (SWHLI)
    18/11/2010
    Coming to a farm near you an exciting series of talks on many subjects to promote the benefits of rearing youngstock as healthily and profitably as possible...
  • Environmental mastitis
    17/11/2010
    Environmental mastitis is recognised as the major challenge to improving milk hygiene and quality ...
  • Fertility Focus
    15/11/2010
    Reproductive efficiency is directly linked to the profitability of dairy and beef farms, as it affects milk production and the number of calves born per year...
  • Vet Matthew Dobbs wins Nuffield's Bullock Award
    10/11/2010
    Vet and Nuffield scholar Matthew Dobbs has won the 2010 Steven and Gill Bullock Award for excellence in using the learning from his scholarship to grow a £7-5m animal health business, to innovate and to contribute to the industry...
  • Coccidiosis in Game birds
    05/11/2010
    Coccidiosis is a major problem in young birds, and can be seen in birds as young as 7 days old - The infection causes enteritis, which can result in poor growth rates, thin birds, and in extreme cases, sudden death -  Partridges are notoriously susceptible to coccidiosis...
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