02 May 2021 02 May 2021

Volume 26 | Issue 3

ISSN (Print): 2053-0862

ISSN (Online): 2053-0870

Responsible medicine use: but who is responsible?

There is good reason why many medicines are prescription only (POM-V); in the case of antibiotics this is to ensure they are not misused resulting in the rapid development of antimicrobial resistance (AMR).

More from this issue

Figure 1. Petrifilm inoculation and reading. Inoculating the film with a defined amount of colostrum or milk allows an estimation of the hygiene status by counting the colonies after incubation

Metabolic programming and monitoring tools in pre-weaned dairy calves

Figure 1. The AHDB Mobility Scoring System (https://ahdb.org.uk/knowledge-library/dairy-mobility-scoresheet).

Early detection and prompt effective treatment of lameness in dairy cattle

Figure 1. Heifers at grass during breeding season.

The use of fixed time artificial insemination programmes for the use of sexed semen in block calving dairy heifers

Cattle Review: May–June 2021

Foreword: Pig supplement 2021

Figure 1. Pneumonic lung lesions caused by infection with M. hyopneumoniae (courtesy IZSLER, Italy).

Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae as a causative agent of porcine enzootic pneumonia

Figure 3. High mortality associated with porcine circovirus systemic disease in Iowa after 2004.

Porcine circoviruses

Figure 1. Feed spillage under a feed bin.

We cannot afford to waste feed on pig farms

Figure 3. Correct milking machine settings and parlour routine play an important role in the control of contagious mastitis. Animals should be milked in relative risk order, with younger animals milked first, and older, known infected animals last, after which the clusters should be disinfected. Post-milking teat dipping will also aid in control of spread of contagious mastitis.

Control of mastitis in dairy sheep and goats