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Group of alpaca in a shed

Survey of current UK alpaca husbandry practices: Vaccination, treatment and supplementation

Middleton, A., Blackie, N., Crilly, J.P. and Reilly, B. | Veterinary Record | December 2023
The aim of this survey study was to investigate what routine husbandry procedures are currently carried out on alpacas in the UK…

Cow walking in a field

Sensitivity and specificity of mobility scoring for the detection of foot lesions in pasture based Irish dairy cows

Logan, F., McAloon, C.G., Ryan, E.G., Duane, M., Deane, B. and McAloon, C.I. | Journal of Dairy Science | December 2023
The aim of this observational study was to determine the sensitivity and specificity of mobility scoring for the detection of foot lesions on commercial pasture-based dairy cows…

sheep in a field

Comparison of clinical cure rates from footrot and contagious ovine digital dermatitis using zinc sulphate foot bathing and topical oxytetracycline: A randomised trial

Jackson, A., Grove-White, D.H., Angell, J.W. and Duncan, J.S. | Veterinary Record | June 2023
The aim of this randomised controlled trial was to establish, and compare, the clinical cure rates of interdigital dermatitis (ID), footrot (FR) and contagious ovine digital dermatitis (CODD) from using either an antibiotic oxytetracycline spray or a disinfectant zinc sulphate footbath…

Calf lying in a shed

Comparison of environment quality measurements between 3 types of calf housing in the United Kingdom

Mahendran, S.A., Blackie, N., Wathes, D.C. and Booth, R.B. | Journal of Dairy Science | February 2023
The aim of this cross-sectional observational study was to measure and compare the levels of multiple environmental parameters in three types of calf housing commonly used in UK commercial dairy farms…

Goats on a hillside

A single-cohort retrospective analysis of factors associated with morbidity and mortality in 193 anesthetized domestic goats

Steen, J., Romano, M., Portela, D.A., Johnson, A.N., Shippy, S. and Chiavaccini, L. | Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia | February 2023
The aim of this retrospective observational study was to investigate the mortality and prevalence of perianaesthetic complications in goats undergoing general anaesthesia and to identity associated risk factors…

Professional milk cow carer with digital tablet standing by group of livestock

Selective treatment of nonsevere clinical mastitis does not adversely affect cure, somatic cell count, milk yield, recurrence, or culling: A systematic review and meta-analysis

de Jong, E., Creytens, L., De Vliegher, S., McCubbin, K.D., Baptiste, M., Leung, A.A., Speksnijder, D., Dufour, S., Middleton, J.R., Ruegg, P.L., Lam, T.J.G.M., Kelton, D.F., McDougall, S., Godden, S.M., Lago, A., Rajala-Schultz, P.J., Orsel, K., Krömker, V., Kastelic, J.P. and Barkema, H.W. | Journal of Dairy Science | December 2022
The aim of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to examine if selective treatment of clinical mastitis (CM) on dairy farms resulted in similar health outcomes…

Sheep in a field

A survey of sheep and/or cattle farmers in the UK shows confusion over the diagnosis and control of rumen fluke and liver fluke

R.C. Hoyle, H.R. Vineer, J.S. Duncan, D.J.L. Williams and J.E. Hodgkinson | Veterinary Parasitology | September 2022
The aim of this online survey study was to capture the awareness of rumen fluke and to describe the current control measures used by sheep and/or cattle farmers in the UK for both liver fluke and rumen fluke…

Breeding sow and piglets in free range

Defining the Effect of Oxytocin Use in Farrowing Sows on Stillbirth Rate: A Systematic Review with a Meta-Analysis

S.V. Hill, M. Del Rocio Amezcua,E.S. Ribeiro, T.L. O’Sullivan and R.M. Friendship | Animals | July 2022
The aim of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to identify the benefits and possible side effects of the use of oxytocin during farrowing…

flock of sheep

To scan or not to scan? The economics of transthoracic ultrasonography for ‘whole-flock’ ovine pulmonary adenocarcinoma screening in UK sheep flocks

P. Davies, B. Strugnell, L. Thomas, F. Lovatt and I. Willison | Veterinary Record | October 2022
The aim of this study was to simulate the net economic outcome for a commercial flock with a low prevalence of ovine pulmonary adenocarcinoma (OPA) if different culling strategies were adopted based on results obtained from transthoracic ultrasonography (TTUS)…

Cow walking in a field

Effects of routine treatment with nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs at calving and when lame on the future probability of lameness and culling in dairy cows: A randomized controlled trial

J.P. Wilson, M.J. Green, L.V. Randall, C.S. Rutland, N.J. Bell, H. Hemingway-Arnold, J.S. Thompson, N.J. Bollard and J.N. Huxley | Journal of Dairy Science | May 2022
The aim of this randomised controlled trial was to investigate the effects of routine treatment with non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAID) at first and subsequent calvings and during treatment for lameness on the future probability of lameness and culling…