Roy Lewis

Reading Time: 3 minutes Veterinarians are often asked to perform autopsies on sudden deaths when a perfectly healthy mature animal with no previous history of illness suddenly turns up dead. This often baffles the producer as well as the veterinarian. Thankfully they are generally sporadic, but a careful autopsy will provide the answer and some possible changes to management. […] Read more

Reading Time: 4 minutes For every clinical case there are many subclinical cases affecting performance and this may carry on for the life of the animal. Coccidiosis can be one of the most frustrating diseases to treat in young beef calves. If not caught early death losses can be as high as 20 per cent and many calves will […] Read more

Reading Time: 4 minutes For purebred breeders, perhaps this article should be passed on to purchasers of your bulls. The herd bull is often the most neglected part in a cattle operation. Great emphasis is put on him just before and during the breeding season, but the rest of the year bulls are often not thought about. We must […] Read more

Reading Time: 4 minutes Straw is still ideal. I have encountered more problems with wood chips causing trauma to the navel area and they harbour more bacteria. Navel infection (omphalophlebitis) can often become a chronic debilitating problem in newborn calves. Once infected, treatment is often long term and can be unrewarding. The initial cause is bacteria invading the umbilical […] Read more