Farm Newsletters
 
 
 
                                                         

The spring issue brings a new look and new name for the magazine, ‘Livestock Matters’. This issue includes a feature on BVD eradication in Orkney and articles on the oestrus cycle - detecting it and dealing with problems with it, coccidiosis in lambs and Cow Signals.

 
January 2010
                                                                           

This issue features several case studies from XLVet member practices, looking at specific disease issues and how they've been tackled on farm. We also take at look at FarmSkills, a new XLVets initiative that provides practical based training courses for farmers across the country.

                          
                                                     
             This issue previews XLVet activities at the forthcoming
              Dairy and Livestock Show. There are also various artices on
               Dairy, Sheep and Pigs
                                                                                                                     
 

Farm Newsletter April 2009

The April issue covers topics including Johne's disease
and clostridial diseases and contains the final updates
from the XLVets Farm Health Planning (FHP) projects.
 

Farm Newsletter January 2009

This issue looks at the new industry standard
for mobility scoring from DairyCo and contains updates from
the XLVets Farm Health Planning (FHP) projects.
 

Farm Newsletter November 2008

A Farm Newsletter with an update on several of the
XLVets Farm Health Planning (FHP) projects that
have been running throughout the country.
 

Farm Newsletter September 2008

A Farm Newsletter with specific Farm Health Planning (FHP)
Topics; Part of DEFRAs FHP Initiative we look at the completion
of some of the XLVet projects finished up and
the results that were demonstrated.
 

Farm Newsletter June 2008

A Farm Newsletter with topical health information including;
Farm Health Planning, Worrm Control for Sheep, Liver Fluke,
Summer Mastitis and a report from The Dairy Science Forum.
 

Farm Newsletter March 2008

A Farm Newsletter with topical health information;
Lameness, Husk - Preparing for Turnout, Nutrition and
Mastitis, EBLEX Better returns Programme and more!
 

Farm Newsletter January 2008

A Farm Newsletter with specific Farm Health Planning (FHP) Topics;
Part of DEFRAs FHP Initiative we look at how XLVet projects
around the country are progressing.
 

Farm Newsletter December 2007

A Farm Newsletter with topical health information;
Bluetongue, BVD, Heat detection, Sheep Lameness,
Calf Rearing and more!
 
A Farm Newsletter with specific Farm Health Planning (FHP)
Topics; Part of DEFRAs FHP Initiative we look at various
XLVet projects around the country.
 

Farm Newsletter September 2007

A Farm Newsletter with topical health information;
"Dairy Event Special" - Nutrition, Worming, Urine Testing Cows,
Endometritis and Housing.
 

Farm Newsletter June 2007

A Farm Newsletter with topical health information;
Coccidiosis, Short Dry Cow Periods, Beef Returns, Health Planning.

 

Farm Newsletter March 2007

A Farm Newsletter with topical health information;
Mastitis, BVD, Leptospirosis, SCOPS and Lungworm.

 

Farm Newsletter November 2006

A Farm Newsletter with topical health information;
Calf Pneumonia, Colostrum, Dry Cow Nutrition.

 

Farm Newsletter August 2006

A Farm Newsletter with topical health information;
Ram MOTs, Sheep Abortion, Sheep Parasites.

 

Farm Newsletter May 2006

A Farm Newsletter with topical health information;
Mastitis, Metritis, LDAs.

 

Farm Newsletter February 2006

A Farm Newsletter with topical health information;
BVD, Worming For Profit, Cryposporidia.

 

Farm Newsletter December 2005

A Farm Newsletter with topical health information;
Liver Fluke, Calf Rearing.