By The Vet Group|2020-10-20T10:08:54+11:00October 19th, 2020|Categories: General Health, HeiferWise|Tags: copper, fracture, heifer health, leg|
In the last 12 months we have had a number of farms where maiden heifers - at the point of calving or in the weeks soon after calving - spontaneously fracture the humerus in a front leg. This is distressing for everyone as there is nothing that can be done and the heifers need to
By The Vet Group|2020-10-09T10:59:58+11:00October 8th, 2020|Categories: General Health, MilkWise|Tags: Accumast, down cow, toxic mastitis|
Recently we have seen a few cases of cows with toxic mastitis. In this scenario, cows with mastitis become very sick, very quickly and are often unable to stand. They need to be treated with antibiotics, anti-inflammatories, electrolytes and fluids. Even with this supportive care they can sometimes die. We find two bacteria associated with
