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Bovine viral diarrhoea virus (BVD) may affect up to 60% dairy cows and 90% herds. BVD limits production, causes reproductive losses and may lead to death
06/12/2016
Facial Eczema (FE) is a disease which causes lowered production, skin irritation and peeling and sometimes death
07/12/2016
Grass staggers (tetany) is a metabolic disease caused by magnesium deficiency and is also called hypomagnesaemia. The cow is dependant of what Magnesium
07/12/2016
Calf scours is a broad, descriptive term referring to diarrhoea in calves. Calf scours is not a specific disease but the clinical sign of a disease complex with
07/12/2016
Copper (Cu) deficiency in cattle is a common and complex problem. Dairy cows are most likely to be deficient in winter/early spring, coinciding with higher
07/12/2016
Sodium is an essential element for animals. Dairy cows routinely expel Na from the body in urine, faeces, saliva and milk which has to be replaced.
07/12/2016
Lameness is caused by many factors which differ between individual cows and farms. Reducing the number of lame cows on your farm therefore requires a long-term
07/12/2016
Ketosis is a metabolic disease that occurs when the cow is in severe state of negative energy balance.
07/12/2016
Milk fever is a metabolic disorder caused by insufficient calcium. Magnesium plays an important role in milk fever prevention (calcium deficiency).
07/12/2016
Johne's Disease is a chronic, contagious and sometimes fatal infection caused by Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis (MAP). It is an immune reaction
07/12/2016