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Calf Nutrition & Weaning Workshop 16 May 2018
Flying Start Calf Workshops Wednesday 16 May 2018 Workshop Three: Calf Nutrition & Weaning Presenters: Dr Gemma Chuck Apiam Animal Health, Veterinary Operations – Dairy Dr Ashleigh Hargreaves Warrnambool Veterinary Date: Wednesday 16 May 2018 Time: 6.45 pm for 7...
read moreCalf Disbudding Demonstration Thursday 10 May 2018
Calf Disbudding Demonstration Thursday 10 May 2018 10.30 am – 12 noon Join us for a demonstration of how stress free and painless the procedure is, for both the calf and farmer. Improve your calves growth and wellbeing this season. Recent studies have found that...
read moreBovine pestivirus or bovine viral diarrhoea virus (BVDV) and mucosal disease in cattle
Adapted from Western Australia Department of Agriculture Bovine pestivirus or Bovine Viral Diarrhoea (BVDV) are the same disease – different people call the different things. We will call it BVDV in this article. BVDV is one of the most complicated cattle diseases we...
read moreFertility Testing Bulls
by Dr Charlie Blackwood In our seasonal calving system, a key factor for production is ensuring cows get in calf as early as possible in the joining period. This means the cows need to be cycling as soon as possible after calving. Nutrition and ensuring heifers are...
read moreBarbers pole worm – an unusual but deadly worm in south western Victoria in sheep and alpacas
Adapted from http://www.wormboss.com.au/ Barbers pole worm – or more correctly Haemonchus contortus – is not usually a problem in south western Victoria. However, over the last few years we have seen isolated cases in spring and autumn. Barbers pole worm likes wet...
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