02 September 2021 02 Sep 2021

Volume 26 | Issue 5

ISSN (Print): 2053-0862

ISSN (Online): 2053-0870

TB control in the UK and New Zealand

TB control is in the news because of Geronimo the alpaca. There are so many angles to this story. These include social ones, such as whether it is right to cull an animal without clinical disease because it poses a risk to human health (alpacas have spread bovine TB to humans)

More from this issue

Figure 1. The core of bovine viral diarrhoea elimination programmes is identification and removal of cattle born persistently infected with the bovine viral diarrhoea virus.

Is the end in sight for bovine viral diarrhoea virus, or is it just a mirage?

Figure 2. The central cavity (♦) is surrounded by a zone of granulation tissue with abundant inflammatory cells (arrows). The remaining ovarian architecture is effaced by fibrosis (*) which infiltrates surrounding adipose tissue.

Ovarian abscessation and oophoritis in a first lactation dairy cow: a case report

Figure 2. Collection of an aseptic sample for any on farm culture work and periodic submission to an independent laboratory is an essential part of mastitis treatment decision making.

Treating clinical mastitis in dairy herds: a role for on farm culture?

Figure 1. Failure of transfer of passive immunity (FPTI) has been found to affect between 21 and 48% of UK dairy calves. Maximising provision and intestinal absorption of IgG is essential for calf health.

Transfer of passive immunity in dairy calves

CattleReview: September–October 2021

Figure 1. Chronic mastitis may be detected by palpating the udder. Lumps, abscesses, draining tracts, and scar tissue in the teat canal can all feature.

Mastitis in meat sheep

Figure 1. Granuloma. Proliferative tissue is visible on the sole and hoof horn has become overgrown as a result of the sheep not bearing weight on this leg.

Lameness in sheep: a practical guide to non-contagious foot diseases