August 2023 Farm Newsletter
This Edition including
- The newsletter highlights the importance of fertility testing for bulls and rams and describes the testing process.
- Alex Perkins discusses Johne’s disease, a chronic bacterial infection in cattle, including recent research on its economic impact on herds and the importance of annual herd reviews.
- The newsletter offers upcoming courses on calf rearing and calving/down cow first aid.
- Paddy Gordon discusses takeaways from the National Youngstock Conference, including sexed male beef semen and bovine coronavirus.
- The newsletter introduces Maria Greaves, a new accounts manager at Shepton Vets.
Featuring
- Charlie Neale – Director at Shepton Vets attending the Mid-Somerset Show as Honorary Vet
- Kate Travitzky – Author of the Bull and Ram Fertility Testing At Our Shepton Vets Practice section
- Alex Perkins – Author of the Johnes Review section
- Paddy Gordon – Author of the Intro To Calf Rearing Counting, National Youngstock Conference, and Meet Maria Greaves sections
- Maria Greaves – New Accounts Manager at Shepton Vets
#BullFertility #RamFertility #JohnesDisease #CalfRearing #Calving #DownCow #NationalYoungstockConference #BovineCoronavirus
