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This webinar discusses the methods used to stop diseases and pests from entering a dairy herd. What is Biosecurity • Dictionary definition: • the methods that are used to stop a disease or infection from spreading from one person, animal, or place to others: • Implication in the Dairy Herd •...

This webinar discusses the principles of pre tupping and early pregnancy nutrition. Objectives for optimum ewe nutrition and management • Optimum body condition score (BCS) – 3.5 for lowland (2.5 hill) • Achieving body weight targets at mating • Maximising fertility – ovulation rate...

Strike risk remains high NADIS, in collaboration with Elanco, have once again launched the blowfly risk alert to help farmers and prescribers keep up-to-date and stay aware of the blowfly challenge throughout the season. Elanco encourages farmers and prescribers to report a case of strike on...

Strike risk now rising, act now to prevent problems NADIS, in collaboration with Elanco, have once again launched the blowfly risk alert to help farmers and prescribers keep up-to-date and stay aware of the blowfly challenge throughout the season. Elanco encourages farmers and prescribers to...

Overview • ‘Inflammation of the udder’ White blood cells increase in the udder (known as Somatic Cell Count or SCC); these cause visible clots • Importance: • Welfare: pain, behaviour, public image • Milk quality: bacteria, somatic cells, constituents • Cost: treatment, reduced yield...

Milk Fever (Hypocalcaemia, Parturient Paresis) The average annual incidence of milk fever in UK dairy herds is estimated to be approximately 7-8 per cent but individual farms may have a much higher prevalence when calving at pasture. Milk fever is more common in older dairy cows but can also...

Introduction Lameness in sheep is a significant cause of financial losses with an estimated cost to the UK industry of £28 million per year. It creates serious welfare implications and negatively impacts public perception of sheep farming with three million UK sheep thought to be lame at any...

As a global animal health company, we work to advocate for our customers and innovate to improve the health of animals through products, expertise, and service. Find out more on the elanco website. Winter Fluke Treatment in Cattle: Are you getting the most from your housing/winter fluke...

Provided by As a global animal health company, we work to advocate for our customers and innovate to improve the health of animals through products, expertise, and service. Find out more on the Elanco website What is liver fluke and why is it such a problem? LIVER FLUKE CAN CAUSE...

NADIS has developed a series of bio-security farm risk assessments for the major endemic diseases of cattle and sheep. The risk assessments have been designed to enable farmers and vets to identify the bio-security risk priorities for a farm. A report is produced so the risk priorities are...

The November Parasite Forecast includes seasonal disease advice Autumn Fluke Forecast Sheep : PGE and Scab Cattle : Lungworm infection and treatment at housing Issue: November Figure 1: Egg count data shows the most recent counts for roundworms in sheep at each location between the...

Strike risk still very high - stay vigilant NADIS, in collaboration with Elanco, have once again launched the blowfly risk alert to help farmers and prescribers keep up-to-date and stay aware of the blowfly challenge throughout the season. Elanco encourages farmers and prescribers to report...

NADIS has developed a series of bio-security farm risk assessments for the major endemic diseases of cattle and sheep. The risk assessments have been designed to enable farmers and vets to identify the bio-security risk priorities for a farm. A report is produced so the risk priorities are...

Elanco have been tracking the blowfly season for over 5 years and have seen that the start can fluctuate year on year and can even vary considerably across different areas on the same farm. Blowflies are dependent on soil temperatures rising above 9 degrees Celsius. Over the last few years, the...

The May Parasite Forecast includes seasonal disease advice Chronic liver fluke infection Sheep : Nematodirus, PGE, Coccidiosis and Blowfly strike Cattle : PGE, Lungworm and flies and ticks NADIS Parasite Forecast webinar: May 2020 • Chronic liver fluke infection • Sheep • Nematodirus...

NADIS has developed a series of bio-security farm risk assessments for the major endemic diseases of cattle and sheep. The risk assessments have been designed to enable farmers and vets to identify the bio-security risk priorities for a farm. A report is produced so the risk priorities are...

Recent warmer weather highlights blowfly season is around the corner Lucilia sericata, the main blowfly in the UK, starts to become active when soil temperatures reach 9°C. NADIS, in collaboration with Elanco, have once again launched the blowfly risk alert (see https://alerts.nadis.org.uk/)...

Webinar written and presented by Dr Tim Potter BVetMed MRCVS Scours • Calf scour (diarrhoea) is the most common disease in young calves, accounting for about 50% of all calf deaths. • Easily recognised it is important that it is rapidly identified and that affected animals are treated...

You can read the PDF here: https://www.nadis.org.uk/media/4872/nadis-webex-virbac-minerals-and-immuity-at-calving-es-final.pdf

January began settled and cloudy with mild weather for most of the month except for a cold, wet period towards the end of the month. Consequently, the provisional UK mean temperature in January was 5.6oC, which is 2.0oC above the long-term national average (1981-2010). Regionally temperatures...