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Prion BSE is a notifiable disease and any suspicion of the disease on the farm should be reported to the nearest State Veterinary Services office immediately. A Departmental Veterinary Officer will visit the farm or other premises to examine the animal. If the animal is suspected of having BSE its movements will be . . . → Read More: Detection and Treatment of BSE in Dairy Cattle Prion The Condition Cause of disease and clinical signs Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE), was first recognised as a separate disease entity in the UK in 1986. The disease agent, a prion, is believed to be a . . . → Read More: Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) (Copper Deficency )in Dairy Cattle Make sure you attend to the welfare of your calves and heifers at all times. Below is an extract from the Australian Model Code of Practice for the Welfare of Animals (SCA 1992). It was compiled by the Animal Health Committee of the Standing Committee on Agriculture. Artificial Rearing of Calves 3.1 Housing for . . . → Read More: Dairy Cattle Welfare Mark’s Farm Tips provide useful farming advice to help take your farm to its full potential — from Sota’s Agronomist & Farming Guru, Mark Crakanthorp. A good trough is nearly as good an investment as a Sota Kubota! And, just as you would invest time and research into getting the best tractor for your . . . → Read More: Trough Times For Bovine Vandals. One of the most interesting challenges of my early career was being involved in on-farm plan development for large scale drainage programmes on the West Coast of the South Island of NZ. The main obstacle to farming in this temperate, very wet environment with up to 8000 mm of rainfall falling onto the mountains . . . → Read More: Draining the Kongahu swamp A pre-calving diet sets cows up for lactation Around calving, the dairy cow undergoes a dramatic transition from dry and heavily pregnant to fully lactating. This is a stressful period for the cow and she is vulnerable to many problems and disorders that can affect her health and productivity. Feeding during the last 2-3 . . . → Read More: Transition feeding for Cows with limited effective fibre |
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