NEW FARMER EDUCATIONAL CAMPAIGN HIGHLIGHTS IBR BARRIER TO HERD PRODUCTIVITY  Infectious Bovine Rhinotracheitis (IBR) has become a barrier to herd productivity on many farms, but a new educational campaign from vet practices aims to help beef and dairy producers overcome this disease obstacle...  (Ref: SP210 05/08)

FOOTROT COSTING AT LEAST £8.38/EWE  A new analysis of the direct costs of footrot in sheep shows that treatment and labour inputs alone are as much as £8.38/ewe... Image (Ref:SP209 2/08)

NEW, EASIER-TO-USE ANTIBIOTIC SPRAY  A new oxytetracycline antibiotic spray that promises greater convenience and less product wastage for livestock farmers is available from veterinary practices...  Image  (Ref SP208 26/07)

CHECK BULL FERTILITY TO AVOID COMMON CAUSE OF SUCKLER HERD LOSSES Examining bulls to check fertility and physical soundness well in advance of work could for many suckler herds be a highly cost effective route to improved herd performance, according to Herefordshire veterinary surgeon Matthew Pugh...  Image  (Ref: Eblex3, 23/07)

CALF CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS PROBLEMS ON THE RISE  Calf scour problems caused by cryptosporidia are on the increase, suggests the latest diagnostic data from Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health... (Ref: SP206 16/06)

COMBINATION TREATMENT CAN PREVENT PNEUMONIA-INDUCED LUNG DAMAGE When pneumonia strikes cattle and they start showing visible symptoms, irreversible damage to their lungs and potential growth setbacks can only be avoided by treating animals with an antibiotic and an anti-inflammatory...  (Ref: SP205 27/05)

NEW ANTIBIOTIC SPRAY PROMISES TO IMPROVE PRODUCT DELIVERY AND CUT WASTAGE  Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health has launched a new oxytetracylcine spray promising more accurate antibiotic delivery whether the can is used in an upright or inverted position...  Image  (Ref: SP204 7/05)

PROTECT VALUABLE 2010 LAMBS FROM CLOSTRIDIA AND PASTEURELLA THREAT With lamb prices buoyant, sheep producers are being urged to realise full value for the 2010 crop by making sure finishing lambs on the farm are vaccinated against pasteurellosis and the main clostridial diseases...  Image  (Ref: SP203 26/4)

ORF INFORMATION PACK AVAILABLE FROM VETS Sheep farmers concerned about orf problems in their 2010 lamb crop can now obtain a practical disease information pack from their veterinary practice...  (Ref: SP201  26/1)

2009

SUBSIDISED DIAGNOSTIC SERVICE FOR BARREN EWES With sheep scanning underway in many parts of the country, farmers running a flock with a barren rate greater than 2% can now ask for a subsidised flock blood test to establish whether the cause of the problem is toxoplasmosis...  (Ref: SP200 17/12)

SHORTAGE OF BICARB EXACERBATING ACIDOSIS PROBLEMS Ruminant nutritionists say a national shortage of sodium bicarbonate is exacerbating acidosis problems on many UK dairy units...  Image  (Ref: CSM3 30/11)

NEW IBR EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health has produced a new suite of education materials to highlight costly financial losses associated with IBR infection in cattle herds...  (Ref: SP199  30/10)

NEW GUIDE TO SCOUR Understanding and preventing infectious calf scour is the subject of a new practical guide published for cattle farmers by Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health...  (Ref: SP198 20/10)

NEW PERFORMANCE INDICATOR TOOL WILL HELP SHEEP PRODUCERS TARGET HEALTH INPUTS AND IMPROVE FLOCK PERFORMANCE Sheep producers will now find it easier to highlight areas where flock productivity can be improved, thanks to a practical new management tool developed by Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health, in conjunction with ADAS...  Image (Ref: SP195 2/09)

FAI ASSESSES NEW SHEEP LAMENESS REDUCTION PROTOCOL A new management protocol designed to provide sheep producers with a long-term solution to flock footrot problems is being evaluated on three UK farms by FAI Farms...  Image  (Ref: SP194 28/07)

NEW MANAGEMENT GUIDE AIMS TO CUT COSTS OF FOOTROT Key information geared to reducing the damaging affects of footrot in sheep is available in a new management guide published by Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health...  (Ref: SP193 6/07)

TAKING THE HEAT OUT OF SUMMER CAN BOOST DAIRY COW RETURNS Practical steps to help dairy cows overcome the often-underestimated challenge of heat stress could help boost herd performance even in relatively modest UK summer conditions, advises Alltech's Neil Keane... Image Image (Ref:All114 17/06)

PROTECT FINISHING LAMBS FROM CLOSTRIDIA AND PASTEURELLA THREAT With lamb prices remaining firm, sheep producers are being urged to realise full value for the 2009 crop by making sure finishing lambs on the farm are vaccinated against pasteurellosis and the main clostridial diseases... Image (Ref: SP192 3/06)

SHEEP ABORTION TESTING SERVICE NOW AVAILABLE Sheep producers who have experienced more than 3% of ewes aborting this lambing season are being urged to take advantage of the subsidised blood testing service that detects exposure to toxoplasmosis and enzootic abortion (EAE)...  (Ref: SP191 8/05)