Vet Times articles

The latest veterinary content produced by Vet Times, covering topics such as Companion animal, Equine, Exotics, Farm animal, Welfare and General.

May 2016

If use of antibiotics is normal in husbandry, something is wrong

Roger Evans discusses use of antibiotics in dairy cow feed as well as the myths surrounding why it is considered the norm.

13 mins

April 2016

Coccidiosis and cryptosporidiosis: control and management options

Sara Pedersen explores sources and treatment strategies of two diseases caused by protozoal parasites that have the potential to cause mortality in some farm animals.

30 mins
Diagnosing and controlling development of sheep scab

Shona Young looks at the clinical signs and treatment options for this skin disease, caused by the mite Psoroptes ovis.

16 mins
Throwing spanner in works for advances in cattle genetics

Roger Evans discusses a genetic index by the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board Dairy in breeding cattle free of bTB.

12 mins
Liver fluke: latest guidance on treatment in cattle and sheep

Ian Nanjiani focuses on available treatment options, with guidance on how to get the best out of them by targeting the correct life cycle stages at the right time of year.

20 mins
Herd health in spring calving herds: focus on calves

Sara Pedersen discusses spring-calving herds, and why it is vital not only the cows, but also the calves, get off to the right start.

22 mins
Reducing piglet neonatal mortality

Juan Hernandez-Garcia and Alasdair MacLeod review common problems contributing to neonatal mortality, and provide some action points.

25 mins
Vaccination compliance: how can vets motivate farmers?

Paul Wood says it's vital veterinarians put themselves in the heart of the vaccination conversation – and good communication is key.

23 mins
How vets can help manage change to selective dry cow therapy

Peter Edmondson discusses why, with selective cow therapy becoming the norm, veterinary clinicians will need to develop strategies to communicate the benefits to farmers.

20 mins

March 2016

Sharing knowledge at international conference on ruminant lameness

Sara Pedersen reviews the 10th staging of a conference to discuss lameness in ruminants in her latest Practice Notes column.

17 mins
Lessons to be learned from foot-and-mouth outbreaks

Alex Donaldson reflects on the foot-and-mouth outbreaks that occurred in the UK between 2001 to 2011 and assesses the culling methods used to control them.

26 mins
Dealing with dairy cow lameness – applying knowledge on farm

James Dixon looks at ways lame cows can be treated and discusses the benefits of using a routine mobility score as part of a management programme.

18 mins
American ‘mega-dairies’ and vets’ changing role

Peter Edmondson was enlightened by the way vets in Arizona work and how they are having to adapt on large-scale dairy farms holding thousands of cattle.

21 mins

Nutrition during the dry period is critical for dairy cattle, writes Alex Bach.

25 mins

February 2016

Delegates brush up on ways of tackling bovine mastitis

Peter Edmondson on the 30th mastitis seminar in Gloucester, where visitors were made aware of the benefits of using two topical areas in avoiding the condition.

17 mins
Badgers with TB should be subject to same rules as cows

I was once part of a small group that met a high-ranking minister from Defra. … more

12 mins
Enzootic abortion in sheep and its economic consequences

Enzootic abortion (EAE) is the most common cause of infectious abortion in sheep in the … more

17 mins
Structured approaches to managing and preventing BVD

Jon Parsons and Jon Mouncey look at herd diagnostics used to identify the disease, persistently infected animals, common entry into the herd, biosecurity, vaccination and health schemes.

24 mins

January 2016

Metabolic diseases in dairy cows

A combination of factors can often come together to induce a metabolic disease problem. The … more

26 mins

The incidence of milk leakage is an indirect indicator of the three axes at dry-off: … more

9 mins