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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 tips to keep cattle healthy during winter Feeding adjustments can help your cattle weather the cold. As winter approaches in the Northern Hemisphere, there are measures beef and dairy cattle producers
08/12/2016