AMTS – The Nutritionist
Sign up for the July “The Nutritionist”! Don’t miss this webinar in July! The Nutritionist 2021 with Dr Sotirios Karvountzis, Mendip Veterinary Services Limited, UK, on July 8 at 9:00 am and 6:00 pm EDT. We shall … Continued
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Dynamic Test Reveals Cause of Teat Damage Another week, another dynamic milk parlour test. This time, with the cows grazing day and night and with the weather getting better, it was carried out during the evening. The issue was, again, … Continued
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Twisted Gut and Adhesions There was a challenging start to the week. Following a routine fertility visit, I was asked to examine a sick dairy cow. The poor thing had been a first time calving heifer and subjected to a … Continued
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TB and Deer This week, dealing with an aggressive outbreak of TB, with a number of herds affected, has caused me to rethink my position on whether or not deer can transmit the disease. The outbreak includes a suckler herd … Continued
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What a Thumper! Lambing is busy now and we’re moving on to the commercials. The pedigrees have finished, but not without a last fling! A Texel ewe was brought in for a Caesarian and produced a live seven kilo lamb, … Continued
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Dynamic Start to the day So when is early morning and when is middle of the night? Who knows, but I do know that I never get used to them! Especially when I know I have a marathon day ahead. … Continued
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Counting Sheep and not Enough Sleep The biggest challenge of all at this time of year can be getting enough sleep. February and March are busy months in the farming year and, consequently, for the vet. The work ranges from … Continued
Lifelong Learner of the Year Award Runner Up
The patience, humour and attentiveness of her trainer were a big factor in her success according to LANTRA Cymru Award winner, Helen Hall. A latecomer to farming, Helen was runner up in the Lifelong Learner of the Year Award 2021 … Continued
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Appraising and Assessing I was struck by the importance of accurate weighing during a routine appraisal on a dairy farm recently. It’s run by a very go ahead farmer, with impressive attention to detail and a holistic approach. The independent … Continued
DIY AI course run by a ‘super patient’ trainer
A DIY AI course run by a ‘super patient’ trainer and subsidised by Farming Connect is expected to pay dividends for a young West Wales dairy farming couple. Siriol Richards and Mark Harries are a couple in their early twenties, … Continued
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International Project The good news is that Mendip Vets has been accepted to join an august group of stakeholders in an international research project. CowefficieNcy is looking at ways of redressing nitrogen inefficiency in dairy cows, including youngstock. The group … Continued
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The penny dropped A dairy cow with toxic mastitis marked the beginning of yet another challenging week. It’s an unfortunate occurrence and in my opinion, and for animals under my care, is often linked to high yielding cows and coliform … Continued