respiratory disease

Hi At this time of year, respiratory disease can be an issue on farms. Not only can it affect the biological functioning of the animal, but it also has a major impact on its quality of life, or the psychological experience of life. Whilst there are number of clinical methods to assess...

MAXX Calf Health – Delivering Real Benefits Calf health plays a critical role in the success of youngstock rearing programmes yet DEFRA figures suggest that as many as one in seven dairy calves and one in thirteen beef calves die during the rearing phase. Ensuring calves and youngstock receive...

In June we bought a blonde cow 5 months in calf. She calved a heifer calf two weeks ago gone Tuesday. Never had a problem until early Tuesday morning when I went in to check them and the calf had a snotty nose (clear snot, no blood or green mucus) and seemed slightly depressed. I rang the vet...

Remember that the respiratory system of a bird includes lungs, air sacs and hollow bones. Therefore, keep dust and ammonia levels low which will help the health and welfare of poultry since ammonia paralyses the small hairs (cilia) which act like an escalator to move normal mucus up the trachea...

Introduction Mixed respiratory disease is reported as one of the most common clinical conditions affecting growing pigs in the UK by NADIS reporting veterinary surgeons. As part of the collection of micro-organisms causing this syndrome, Actinobacillus pleuropneumonia can be an important...