Internal parasites or ‘worms’ impact significantly on the production efficiency of Victorian cattle herds, causing disease, reducing growth rates and sometimes causing death....
Protecting your herd from production-limiting diseases involves a coordinated herd health program. A key component of most health programs is a strategic vaccination plan. ...
Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) is a method of recording a unique number that has been assigned to an electronic identification device carried by an animal. ...
Trace elements are required for animal growth and production. In plants these trace element levels can cause nutrient deficiencies in grazing animals. Mineral deficiencies commonly found in Victoria and discussed...
Reproductive diseases can have significant economic impacts on your livestock businesses. They can have severe consequences on production systems (i.e. infertility and abortions) and have the capacity to go unnoticed...
BSE or bovine spongiform encephalopathy is a fatal nervous disease which affects adult cattle. The disease which is most commonly known as mad cow disease causes deterioration of the brain...
Protecting your flock from production-limiting diseases involves a coordinated flock health program. A key component of most health programs is a strategic vaccination plan. ...