By The Vet Group|2021-08-06T15:27:10+10:00August 6th, 2021|Categories: General Health|Tags: Biosecurity, heifers, mycoplasma, Pestivirus, salmonella|
Farm biosecurity has three key aims: Prevent entry of disease, Contain spread if a disease does arrive on farm, and Minimize the impact of disaese if/when it occurs. When purchasing or agisting cattle, there are four key diseases that are important to be aware of: Pestivirus, Salmonella, Strep ag and Mycoplasma. Why? They all have
By The Vet Group|2020-12-15T20:54:41+11:00December 15th, 2020|Categories: CalfWise, HerdWise, MilkWise|Tags: Biosecurity, mastitis, mycoplasma, PCR|
Mycoplasma is a bacterial infection of cows and calves. There are several strains that can cause disease but Mycoplasma bovis is the most common. We have seen more Mycoplasma in the district over the last couple of years, and it is a disease that everyone should be aware of. We see Mycoplasma disease present in
By The Vet Group|2019-05-20T11:26:39+10:00February 12th, 2019|Categories: Farm Services, General Health|Tags: Biosecurity, exotic disease, FMD, Foot and Mouth|
What do we love about living in Australia? The varied landscape, the low population density, the unique animals, sausage sizzles, lamingtons, pavlova, the beaches! As vets, we also love that we don’t have many significant animal diseases, such as tuberculosis, brucellosis, rabies and foot and mouth disease (also known as FMD). We call these serious
