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Neonatal calf diarrhoea (NCD), more commonly referred to as calf scour or neonatal enteritis, is a major health and welfare challenge on both dairy and suckler farms. NCD is a complex multifactorial disease involving a mix of inputs including the presence of diseases (and associated pathogens), unfavourable environmental conditions, nutrition and inadequate management. This article […]

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Historically in Ireland, salmonellosis has been of long-standing concern within Irish dairy herds, particularly in the southern portion of the country. However, with the expansion and intensification of the national dairy herd in recent years, this concern is now spreading across the country. Salmonellais being increasingly identified as a cause of disease on farms throughout […]

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Weaning, housing and trade are integral components of the beef sector subjecting both dams and their calves to stressors. This article will firstly review the scientific background behind stress and how it influences disease occurrence then examining in more detail key elements with consideration in each case how farmers can be best advised to minimise […]

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We are now immersed in a new era of dry cow therapy on Irish dairy farms. Many have embraced selective dry cow therapy (SDCT), but we are still on our journey towards reducing our antibiotic usage within the national herd. Let’s take a look at the goals outlined within the CellCheck Animal Health Ireland program, […]

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Equine flu is highly contagious and can cause serious disease in unprotected horses. The current outbreak in Ireland is caused by a Clade 1 strain of the virus that hasn’t been diagnosed in Ireland since 2010. MSD Animal Health has had a number of recent queries to determine if our flu vaccines (The Equilis Prequenza […]

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