April 2018

Dairy herd health: prevention and control versus treating sick ‘only’

James Breen and Katherine Fitzgerald describe approaches to preventing and controlling disease in the herd to improve welfare and farm profitability.

34 mins
Sheep lameness: causes, types and options for treatment

An update on three main causes of foot disease in sheep, looking at its diagnosis, control and treatment.

25 mins
Managing injuries and disease in freshly calved dairy cows: part 2

Nicola Gladden discusses problems and conditions facing dairy cows following calving.

36 mins
Do consumers really care how their food is produced?

Roger Evans discusses food production, and his theory consumers will soon fall into three categories.

18 mins

March 2018

Diagnosing and treating calf scour

Oliver Tilling discusses how to identify the causes of this common condition and some of the available treatment options.

42 mins
Bovine respiratory disease on farm – looking past treating sick calves

Virginia Sherwin describes the diagnosis and treatment of this disease in cattle and looks at prevention methods through housing.

40 mins
Was livestock farming always this complicated?

Roger Evans casts his mind back to his early days in farming, and wonders when things became more convoluted.

19 mins
Farm practice attitudes: partly ‘Jurassic’ thinking?

Emily Simcock discusses out-of-hours issues, consultancy work and other topics in her latest Practice Notes column.

20 mins

February 2018

Age at first calving: impact on future of dairy herd

Virginia Sherwin discusses how this can affect heifer rearing and be optimised for best performance efficiency and production.

22 mins
Dairy cattle fertility – addressing submission and conception rates

Sophie Mahendran looks at how to increase the number of eligible cows served and deal with low pregnancy percentages in herds.

33 mins
IBR: raising awareness and options for control

Mick Millar investigates the spread and causes of infectious bovine rhinotracheitis, discussing treatment and control methods.

32 mins

January 2018

When Holsteins became too tall

Roger Evans discusses what many dairy farmers have been thinking in the past few years – that cows are getting taller, and thus potentially impacting on herd welfare.

18 mins
Effective client communication

Peter Edmondson reviews a talk at the 2017 Australian Veterinary Association Annual Conference focusing on interactions.

11 mins
Poisoning, pets and processes

David Harwood summarises proceedings from the Goat Veterinary Society autumn meeting held in Taunton, Somerset.

26 mins
Lame cow first aid – practical tips for best treatment outcomes

James Dixon discusses diagnosis and management options for this condition, with a focus on the more common complaints.

30 mins
Vaccinating cattle: updates and protocols

Tim Potter discusses the importance of cattle vaccines to reduce antibiotic use and the vet’s role in advising farmers.

21 mins

December 2017

Creating client relationships

"The issue of personalising relationships resonated with me for the way we communicate with farm clients." – Emily Simcock in her latest Practice Notes column.

19 mins
Trying to avoid stress, but getting twitchy about TB

"Nothing has a greater impact on your business than a TB failure and absolutely nothing you can do can influence the outcome." – Roger Evans.

19 mins

November 2017

Working in specialist poultry vet practice

Daniel Parker provides an overview of how he ended up in the poultry sector of veterinary practice and the misconception over what such a job role actually entails.

26 mins
Pre-lambing preparation: feeding, metabolic profiles and minerals

Lee-Anne Oliver describes why nutritional management is critical in pre-lambing ewes and how to assess it in the sheep flock.

28 mins