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Should I vaccinate my purchased weanlings?

The Journal Vet takes a look at the role of vaccination in purchased weanlings and what products are available to use on the Irish market.

BREEDING & HEALTH 2 September 2020

Should I vaccinate my purchased weanlings?

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Vet's Corner: fattening animals that can’t pass urine

Vet's Corner: fattening animals that can’t pass urine

BREEDING & HEALTH 11 March 2020

Colostrum is really liquid gold

Colostrum is really liquid gold

ANIMAL HEALTH 4 March 2020

Shmallenberg and Bluetongue: flies (or midges) in the national ointment

Shmallenberg and Bluetongue: flies (or midges) in the national ointment

Shmallenberg and Bluetongue: flies (or midges) in the national ointment

ANIMAL HEALTH 29 August 2018

New developments in antibiotic free mastitis treatments

New developments in antibiotic free mastitis treatments

New developments in antibiotic free mastitis treatments

ANIMAL HEALTH 29 August 2018

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Blackleg: prognosis poor for majority of carriers

Blackleg: prognosis poor for majority of carriers

Blackleg is a clostridial disease that primarily affects cattle that are under two years of age.

ANIMAL HEALTH 30 May 2018

Lice: parasite affecting cattle especially at housing

Lice: parasite affecting cattle especially at housing

There are two main types of lice affecting cattle, sucking lice and biting lice. Lice are a host-specific, obligate parasites.

ANIMAL HEALTH 30 May 2018

Joint ill/navel ill: infection in young calves and lambs blood stream

Joint ill/navel ill: infection in young calves and lambs blood stream

Joint ill is a disease which affects young calves and lambs in the first few weeks of life.

ANIMAL HEALTH 30 May 2018

Schmallenberg virus: associated with the development of deformed foetuses

Schmallenberg virus: associated with the development of deformed foetuses

Schmallenberg disease had devastating effects on Irish farms in the spring of 2013 as the disease spread from mainland Europe with losses occurring to both lambs and calves born deformed and stillborn

ANIMAL HEALTH 30 May 2018

Acidosis: usually caused by an overload of grain

Acidosis: usually caused by an overload of grain

It can affect both beef and dairy cattle introduced to a high carbohydrate diet suddenly leading to the over-production of lactic acid in the rumen.

ANIMAL HEALTH 30 May 2018

Black's disease: causes blood poisoning in animals which often leads to death

Black's disease: causes blood poisoning in animals which often leads to death

Deadly clostridial disease that affects both sheep and cattle.

ANIMAL HEALTH 30 May 2018

Bloat: accumulation of gases which leads to the distension of the rumen.

Bloat: accumulation of gases which leads to the distension of the rumen.

Bloat is an accumulation of gases in the reticulo-rumen which leads to the distension of the rumen.

ANIMAL HEALTH 30 May 2018

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