Milk Recording
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Monitor Herds for Johne’s by milk recording
Johne’s is an infectious, chronic, progressive wasting disease caused by the bacteria Mycobacterium avium paratuberculosis (referred to as MAP). In affected animals, it can lead to
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CIS Laboratory Celebrates 10 year Anniversary
It was in 2011 that CIS purchased Speir House, thanks to the innovative vision and leadership of Sue Cope – and the state-of-the-art laboratory first opened its doors for testing i
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Liver Fluke
Liver Fluke is a parasitic infection caused by Fasciola Hepatica which has a complex lifecycle with infection to clinical signs slow to develop in cattle.
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Farmer Focus: William Bruce & Sons, Scotland
The Bruce family run a British Friesian herd across two farms and has been customers with CIS since 2018 supported by CIS Regional Manager Liz Brown. Read more..
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Farmer Focus: Messrs Palmer, Devon
Nutson Farm is home to the award-winning Sherdon herd and Palmer family. The Palmer family of Jerry, Cynthia, and sons Dale and Lance all have their own roles on the farm. Read mor
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Farmer Focus: Mells Park Trust
Red Barn Farm near Frome, Somerset was purchased in 2014 and re-established as a dairy farm in 2017 following investment in a new dairy complex. Read more..
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Farmer Focus: R E Archer Farms Ltd
Fourth-generation farmer Stewart Archer and his wife Helen run Hall Farm in Bradley, Ashbourne where they milk 120 pedigree British Friesians on their 500-acre farm. Read more..
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Farmer Focus: E G Harris & Son, Gillingham, Dorset
CIS customer Tom Malleson has been contract farming for 14 years in Dorset and for the last two years has been using the CIS Health Testing Service as part of his quarterly milk re
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CIS Employee Celebrates 50th Anniversary
Liz Brown began her career on 28 June 1971 as a milk recorder for what was the Scottish Milk Marketing Board. Over the 50 years, Liz has worked closely with numerous dairy farms a
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Industry Embraces New Johne’s Tracker
Dairy management companies, including milk recording organisations NMR and CIS, have embraced a new Johne’s progress tracker developed by the Johne’s Action Group.