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Cow Health: Bovine viral diarrhoea virus 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
Cow Health: Copper deficiency 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
Cow Health: Sodium deficiency 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
Cow Health: Cow Lameness 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
Cow Health: Ketosis in the cow Ketosis is a metabolic disease that occurs when the cow is in severe state of negative energy balance.
07/12/2016
Cow Health: Milk fever in cows Milk fever is a metabolic disorder caused by insufficient calcium. Magnesium plays an important role in milk fever prevention (calcium deficiency).
07/12/2016
Cow Health: Johne's Disease in cow 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
Cow Health: Theileriosis Theileriosis is a disease caused by a species of Theileria a blood-borne parasite that only affects cattle and is primarily transmitted by ticks.
08/12/2016
Cow Health: Heat stress Heat stress occurs when a dairy cow's heat load is greater than her capacity to lose heat, and is sometimes referred to as hyperthermia.
08/12/2016
5 milk fever prevention strategies for dairy cows Hypocalcaemia, or milk fever, can be prevented with carefully monitored dietary strategies. Milk fever is a common occurrence in dairy operations
08/12/2016