mastitis

Advice need please. We decided to get a small heard of Herefords together a while back and have the last one left to calve . She was scanned as just in calf on September 6 th so is due round about now. She has been bagging up for the last fortnight and has looked close for several days. My...

Dr Alex Bach discusses the indicators of a healthy and productive life for dairy cows, stressing the importance of making decisions based on data rather than gut feelings. According to Dr Bach, managing a dairy herd requires taking decisions objectively based on the wealth of data available...

Recently purchased a bunch of cattle and one of them calved on Tuesday. On the passport the mother's date of birth is 24 March 2022. Possible?

How long should it take for a heifer to "take" a calf. I'm not into suckling but had a couple of heifers turned out incalf. One calved on Saturday but calf never got up and died . New calf put on Sunday but she only lets it suck when mealed. Will she ever take to it?

Are there any traps on the market that could be used to move these on? I know there’s licence to shoot them but just wondered about other methods. A larger ladder trap maybe? They’ve never been a problem before but can’t let a lamb hit the ground outside and they’re on the scene taking tongues...

Had a calf this morning to a.4 year-old Hereford heifer. First calf. She is mothering calf but won't let her suckle. I have given calf two volosturns. Mother will nurse lick etc but as soon as calf goes to udder she head buts away. Have stripped mother. No mastitis but she kicks a but. Help?

The last few years have seen extreme weather conditions across the UK. From seemingly unending drought during summer, to long dry spells followed by exceptional rainfall in spring. As our weather becomes more volatile, how do we remain resilient when we cannot predict what the future might hold...

Hi. so after several years of buying in various types of tups to put on my mules, I really struggle to keep any condition on the tups after they’ve done their job.. until an accident happened.. a blue textel we‘d been given had a Tup lamb off a beltex x charolais Tup. We didn’t give it any feed...

Hello, We need your help! Yesterday I got a call from our dairy cooperative. Antibiotic residues had been found in the tank. I couldn't believe I had made a mistake. But tested the suspected cow and the rest of the milk again in the evening. Both turned out positive. That meant there were more...

For the past year, and as part of AHDB’s Strategic Dairy Farm programme, Howard and Tom Pattison, from Willow Tree Farm in North Yorkshire, have been on a mission to reduce clinical cases of mastitis in their dairy herd. Working with James Breen (Map of Ag and Nottingham University), they have...

Hi I'm just wondering how can milk tests(solids,tbc,scc)etc can vary so much from test to test.when nothing changes in routine or feed.is this normal or is it just me.

I am looking to buy some Afimilk spares. Are there any Afimilk dealers here in the UK ? Fullwood now take too long to deliver Afimilk spares.

Thinking of having a go at breeding some tups to breed to sell at my local tup sale, I’m thinking pure beltex and a few Charollais ewes to breed some char x beltex tups. They'd be naturally done and I’d take lower prices for a few years to build up a returning customer base. I have a few...

Hi just wondering if anyone else has had or is having a sh!t lambing this year

I have a ewe who 3 weeks post lambing I found lying in the corner of field. I thought it was mastitis so treated for that. 24 hours later she wasn’t able to stand up. 6 days later she is still living, belly shuffling around but still won’t stand. She has had a course of antibiotics, pain relief...

New financial year and that so who is considering giving themselves or their staff a pay rise?

Hello wondering if anyone has any advise yellow scour from 3 day old orphan lamb took of mother as mother had no milk mastitis and the lamb was hyperthermic had in warm box and now seems better still abit lethargic but noticed yellow scour anyone know what it is and what I can do? the lamb is...

Hi This lambing we have had so many ewes lamb but with no milk. Most feel like they have a big bag but nothing/very little comes out of the teat. A couple of them had none but the milk came eventually? Some had hard lumps and a hot udder (although no clumpy milk) so I have been jagging them with...

We've struggled way too much to get sand this winter, as with last winter and presumably next too. We've decided to concrete 320 beds and mat them. 90 days fully housed*apart from 2023 spring* Teemore mats are 40 quid cheaper than mayo mats, will we see the benifit of the more expensive mat...

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland Dairy engineering equipment manufacturer, SHEPHERD AGRI, has announced the appointment of a new dairy hygiene product manager. The appointment of Sue Ridge, who has experience as a dairy farmer, mastitis consultant and after-sales manager, will...