Focus on animal health

Your guide to vaccinations, worming, controlling parasites, and preventing and treating disease in your herd.

Focus on animal health

Your guide to vaccinations, worming, controlling parasites, and preventing and treating disease in your herd.

The three Ps of calving a cow: preparation, patience and progress

Adam Woods takes a look at some tips around calving cows and being prepared for a busy calving season.

ANIMAL HEALTH 2 March 2025

MOST READ STORIES

Rumen fluke increases after wet summer

ANIMAL HEALTH 1 March 2025

Investigating unexplained lamb losses in Scottish hill flocks

ANIMAL HEALTH 26 February 2025

OPA identified in Tullamore Farm sheep flock

ANIMAL HEALTH 26 February 2025

Critical time for animal health

ANIMAL HEALTH 26 February 2025

MOST READ STORIES

OPA identified in Tullamore Farm sheep flock

The so-called ‘iceberg disease’ has been identified by the Athlone Regional Veterinary laboratory in two ewes which died in recent weeks.

ANIMAL HEALTH 28 August 2024

Critical time for animal health

Aidan Brennan looks ahead to what is contained in the special focus on spring animal health.

ANIMAL HEALTH 28 August 2024

Top tips for rearing dairy calves

Whether rearing dairy calves born on the farm, or buying dairy beef calves, keeping calves healthy is the number one priority, writes Aidan Brennan

ANIMAL HEALTH 28 August 2024

The importance of paying attention to anthelmintic resistance on your farm

While not an exciting topic, farmers cannot afford to ignore the risk of anthelmintic resistance and should utilise faecal egg counts in their parasite control programme, UCD’s Amanda Lawlor writes.

ANIMAL HEALTH 28 August 2024

Addressing parasite burdens in youngstock

With a challenging summer, parasite burdens must be kept to a minimum as stock begin to head indoors to prevent a serious falloff in liveweight gain. Martin Merrick reports.

ANIMAL HEALTH 28 August 2024

Top five tips on getting ready for housing

Preventing pneumonia at weaning time

Adam Woods looks at measures to prevent health problems when weaning suckler calves.

BREEDING & HEALTH 28 August 2024

Autumn weather woes could add to health issues

Adam Woods previews this week’s special autumn animal health focus.

ANIMAL HEALTH 28 August 2024

Feeding concentrates to weanlings: the benefits, feeding rate and ration formula

From feeding rates to ration formulation and calf quality, there are several factors to be considered before starting to feed concentrates to weanlings. Martin Merrick reports.

ANIMAL HEALTH 28 August 2024

EASYFIX launches revolutionary slurry aeration system - ePulse

Suitable for existing and new tanks - 60% TAMS approved. Agitates slurry. Improves safety. Enhances nutrients.

LOAD MORE STORIES

Focus on animal health

Focus on animal health

The three Ps of calving a cow: preparation, patience and progress

MOST READ STORIES

Rumen fluke increases after wet summer

Investigating unexplained lamb losses in Scottish hill flocks

OPA identified in Tullamore Farm sheep flock

OPA identified in Tullamore Farm sheep flock

Critical time for animal health

Critical time for animal health

MOST READ STORIES

OPA identified in Tullamore Farm sheep flock

Critical time for animal health

Top tips for rearing dairy calves

The importance of paying attention to anthelmintic resistance on your farm

Addressing parasite burdens in youngstock

Top five tips on getting ready for housing

Preventing pneumonia at weaning time

Autumn weather woes could add to health issues

Feeding concentrates to weanlings: the benefits, feeding rate and ration formula

EASYFIX launches revolutionary slurry aeration system - ePulse

Sign in

Reset Password

Email address not recognised

Link sent to your email address

ENTER YOUR LOYALTY CODE: