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Written by Brian McDonnell from Agriland During the calving rearing period, there is an increased risk of disease or sickness, with scour being the biggest risk to young calves. Scour is the biggest killer of young calves on dairy farms, and the severity of cases can vary greatly – from...

Currently using halacour or some variation of it. It’s a pig of a disease and I hate it. Calf shed gets cleaned as well as possible but no concrete. Is there any other solution or just keep on at it with halacour?

Written by Brian McDonnell from Agriland Calving is underway on autumn-calving or winter milk herds and as a consequence, there will be issues with calf health and scour. Scour is the biggest killer of young calves on farms, so preventative measures and treatment protocols are important to...

What does it cost per day to feed your dry suckler cows? Feed cost only.

There seems to be a lot of folk selling different at birth pastes for calves. Does anyone swear by them? Or are they a complete waste of money. Vaccination, minerals and a bit of extra protein pre calving usually works well for me. But had trouble with rotavirus and pneumonia last year...

Having problems with calfs, they start off great but then after 2 or 3 weeks they just start getting smaller and die then, they get colostrum and plenty of it, its not scour or pneumonia, iv had the vet look at them when they were hear and had them dissect dead 1s and iv sent dead 1s to the lab...

Dr Emma Davies: IBERS, Aberystwyth University. An awareness of the risk factors associated with increased calf morbidity and mortality is very important so that management strategies that mitigate these risks can be employed. The primary strategies to improve suckler herd health focus upon...

Ever since a really bad orf outbreak (40-50% affected) in weaned lambs maybe 12 years ago, we've used Scabivax Forte in all lambs when marking them. Never seemed to have an issue in ewes fortunately. Someone was helping a couple of days at the start this year and not sure if he was...

Been offered some milk calves from a local dairy herd, hereford & bb x, at £120, I quite keen, to talk over missus> What everyone thinking. Working on £3 of milk power a day - does seem right....

This is a thread for those who feel guilty about cluttering up dear old GUTH’s beloved price tracker with the chit chat that stop us all being that miserable our families would throw us all out to sit with the dog in the porch. All are welcome, you can even post prices if you want. The only rule...

Things slipped on the vaccination front with us over the past couple years and has made me question a bit if we mess with cows too much. What do others vaccinate for? we had a flare up of pneumonia in calves this autumn and we’re started to wonder if some of it is underlying bvd or ibr. We’re...

We’ve been having a few rumbling issues this winter with calves and rotavirus (which we vaccinate the cows for), navel ill, pneumonia. The cows calve all year round but generally from nov - April. I try to get them scour vaccinated within the 3-12 week pre calving window. Anyhow, the vet was on...

'Twas always thus - that 10-14 days in the run up to the start of lambing heralds the onslaught of TLD, prolapses, blown guts, abortions and the 1001 other things that can go wrong with sheep :banghead: Many moons ago, when I was young and keen, an old bloke once told me, "A farm or a piece...

Hi all, had a heifer calf die today, she was 3 weeks old but was premature (about a month early) i noticed she didn't drink this morning and tubed her along with some electrolytes took her temp (normal 38 degrees so didn't give antibiotics) but was looking OK so was feeling hopeful I'd caught...

Calf enteritis, or calf scour, is a common problem found on most cattle farms in the UK. It can be a major cause of poor growth and calf mortality. The incidence and severity of disease is dependent upon the level of colostral protection that a calf receives within the first six hours of...

Written by John Swire from Farm Business New diagnostic data from MSD Animal Health suggests nearly a quarter of infectious calf scour cases are likely to have been caused by a mix of disease organisms widespread in the UK farming environment. Last winter the company was able to monitor scour...

Written by William Kellett from Agriland New diagnostic data from MSD Animal Health suggests nearly a quarter of infectious calf scour cases are likely to have been caused by a mix of disease organisms widespread in the UK farming environment. Last winter the company was able to monitor scour...

Makes no sense to me I know so many people who were double vac yet been ill. Ive had an argument with my mum that its failed to promise. So vaccinated and non vac give the same risks to the vulnerable. Then she says that will have it a lot less than non-vac - how does she know this what...

Hi everyone, after some advice please 10 days I had a group of 35 calves (4-7 months old) outside in a small field with shelter, all fine one day, next day a limo was on deaths door with pneumonia. Got the vet out and ended up bringing the rest in as they were all coughing and panting, treated...

Written by John Swire from Farm Business Disinfecting calving facilities prior to the calving season helps reduce future disease pressure As youngstock facilities empty out over the summer months, dairy producers should take the opportunity to disinfect pens in preparation for the next calving...