Health

Cows enter the fly trap at the Verhoef dairy farm. Photo: Teus verhoeff

12-09-2019 | Article

Innovative fly trap to reduce pesticides on dairy farms

Availability of milk recording data, information on individual cow mastitis history, low herd SCC and excellent hygiene at drying-off are all key components for the adoption of SDCT. Photo: Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute

11-09-2019 | Article

Selective dry cow therapy to curb antibiotic use in dairy cows

Megan Jacob, associate professor in clinical microbiology, and Sid Thakur, director of global health and professor of epidemiology, both at the College of Veterinary Medicine at NCSU. Photo: North Carolina State University

05-09-2019 | Article

A global partnership to combat antimicrobial resistance

Mark Pasveer

29-08-2019 | News

Cattle movement bans may cause unnecessary economic harm

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13-08-2019 | Article

New skin tests in breakthrough against bTB

Moulds in silage. Photo: Olmix

08-08-2019 | Article

Less mycotoxins with good silaging

Dairy cows are more susceptible to heat stress than other livestock species due to their high metabolic heat production and their low surface area to mass ratio.

01-08-2019 | Article

Heat stress releases harmful endotoxins

Photo: Herbert Wiggerman

23-07-2019 | Article

Cow physiology leads to variation in milk yield

Bedding with crop residues such as wheat straw may provide substantial benefits. Photo: Herbert Wiggerman

09-07-2019 | Article

Can floor type affect cattle performance?

Pathogens & Prevention - key strategies for healthy livestock

Sunita van Es Sahota, editor special projects

29-06-2020 | Expert opinion

Staying vigilant against diseases

A digital pen and a smartphone can be used with a visitors book for an easy solution to generate useful on-farm information. Photo: Carlos Piñeiro

29-06-2020 | Article

New paradigms for disease prevention

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