Agri-Business
Vet warns user errors cause many vaccines to lose effectiveness
Scientists, vets, and vaccine manufacturers must all improve communication with sheep and cattle farmers to help the livestock industry improve...
MSD
Dairy
1 in 5 farmers worry their youngstock housing isn't good enough
A significant number of UK beef and dairy calf rearers feel they don’t give their youngstock the attention they deserve,...
Dairy
Dairy Day: Could a checklist approach improve your youngstock health?
Score-based audits of youngstock rearing systems could help pinpoint calf husbandry weaknesses and identify opportunities to improve the health and...
Dairy
Lungworm outbreaks in cows can cost €160/cow - is it time to vaccinate?
Lungworm outbreaks in adult cows can cost €160 per cow, according to Fergal Morris of MSD Animal Health. He says that...
Dairy
'Effective worm control – cattle must be allowed to develop a level of natural immunity'
The ideal approach to controlling lung, gut and stomach worms is to use a wormer that allows some exposure to...
Beef
Prevention better than cure for animal diseases, says MSD
Farmers at the Winter Fair were reminded by MSD animal health that prevention is better than cure when it comes...