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More production and more health problems
By Farmnews.co.nz on Dec 02, 2012 in Animal Health
As we push for more production and more dollars our animals seem to be more likely to suffer from a variety of diseases.
Category: Animal Health
Pneumonia can frustrate
By Farmnews.co.nz on Nov 10, 2012 in Animal Health
Unfortunately Pneumonia outbreaks are rarely simple, especially in a group of lambs. The actual
infecting agent could be one of a number of bacteria, a mycoplasma or a virus.
Cattle like salt, too
By Farmnews.co.nz on Nov 03, 2012 in Animal Health
As a rule, mature beef cattle need one ounce or less of salt a day.
Prozac for dogs, almost
By on Nov 03, 2012 in Animal Health
The makers of Prozac have adapted their product to lessen anxiety in dogs.
Vaccine against Neospora a step closer
By Farmnews.co.nz on Jul 30, 2008 in Animal Health
An effective vaccine against a parasite-borne disease called neosporosis may be a few steps closer to development, thanks to US scientists and cooperator.Neosporosis, caused by the parasite Neospora caninum, affects cattle worldwide. Infected animals often abort their calves and develop other debilitating complications that can cost producers millions of dollars every year. Animal scientist Wenbin [...]
Birth control shot shows potential
By Farmnews.co.nz on Feb 28, 2008 in Animal Health
Colorado State University researchers are working to perfect two short-term birth control methods that may eventually be injected by dart into wild animals such as elk, providing options for managing wildlife overpopulation in protected areas across the country. Wildlife overpopulation plagues state and national parks across the nation and world, with overcrowding from bison, deer, [...]
Leave the deer pee at home
Hunters in Nova Scotia are no longer allowed to take deer pee with them when they go hunting.
Accelerated lambing can work
By Farmnews.co.nz on Nov 28, 2005 in Animal Health
While many sheep farmers might think that lambing just once a year is enough, Professor Steve Morris of Massey University in New Zealand, is keen to have ewes lambing all year round.
Anthrax and the 3 S’s
By Farmnews.co.nz on Oct 27, 2001 in Animal Health
By Will VerbovenAnthrax is one of those hot words that strikes instant fear into many citizens. That fear seems to have come to the attention of real and wannabe terrorists and the usual collection of copycat nut cases – particularly after September 11th. Those warped individuals have been mailing Anthrax spores to various people [...]
Little lepto risk in south
By Farmnews.co.nz on Oct 13, 2001 in Animal Health
By Trudi Baird 13 October 2001 — Leptospirosis is a serious disease and a real threat to both animals and humans. But, due to heightened media attention, farmers could be forgiven for thinking it is only a matter of time before their farm becomes infected with the disease. In reality, the disease is associated more [...]