Neospora infection in cattle can occur through vertical transmission (cow to calf) or horizontal transmission (Figure 1). Spread from cow to cow is not possible and this protozoan parasite requires a...
Research from 101 farms across Great Britain reported that the cost of rearing a heifer from birth to first calving varied significantly between farms, from £505.10 to £2147.50 per heifer reared...
Genomic selection increases accuracy and decreases generation interval, accelerating genetic changes in populations. Genetic trends of American dairy cattle breeds were examined by Guinan et al (2023)...
The process of colostrogenesis can be defined as the secretion of colostrum components from polarised epithelial cells located within the alveoli of the mammary gland (Cristea and Polyak, 2018;...
The main clinical presentation in Neospora-positive cattle is abortion from 5–7 months of gestation and can occur as early as 4 months (McAllister, 2016). Seropositive cows are three to thirteen times...
Most of the iron in the body is stored in haemoglobin (60–70%), while iron can also be found in haemosiderin (spleen, liver) and myoglobin. Some is transported in blood, bound to transferrin. Apart...
The current surveillance programme is adequate for detecting infected herds, but inadequate for detecting infectious animals. The skin test (SICCT; Figures 2 and 3) and gamma interferon tests...
At this time of year when healthy eating is promoted heavily, with some advocating a plant-based diet, this paper is pertinent to the discussion. Red meat is a nutrient-dense food and a dietary staple...
Several randomised controlled trials have investigated the efficacy of NSAIDs as part of different treatment regimens using a range of outcome measures. A systematic literature review has recently...
This is an area attracting increasing interest from beef suckler producers in the UK but carries the caveat, as for dairy cows, that lower pregnancy rates are to be anticipated compared with...
Eradicating BVD has many benefits for cattle industries. These range from removing financial restrictions to increasing farm profitability. The reduction in disease burden accounts for this, and...
