Health & Welfare
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Farmer Focus: R Neill & Son, Northumberland
Tom Neill is the third generation of his family to milk cows at Thornington Farm, Mindrum, in North Northumberland, where he milks 320 British Friesians. Read more..
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Vet Focus: Harnessing the Power of Your CIS Data on Your Farm
Making informed decisions on your farm is more critical than ever and the well worn cliche 'If you're not measuring you're not managing' is very relevant as margins on dairy farms
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Lab Focus: State of the art accrediated laboratory testing facility
At the heart of CIS is the Laboratory, based centrally in Shropshire. The laboratory features innovative state-of-the-art equipment used analysis. Read more..
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Calf Lung Scanning: A Smart Investment in Your Herd’s Future
Pneumonia remains one of the most significant challenges in calf rearing, with long-lasting impacts that extend far beyond the initial illness. Read more..
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Detect Johne’s Early with Blood Testing from CIS
Detect Johne’s Early with Blood Testing from CIS. Testing for Johne’s early within animals provides insight into the herd status and enables decisions to be taken on individual ani
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Monitor Herds for Johne’s by milk recording
Monitoring herds for Johne's disease using milk recording is an essential part of early detection and management of the disease in dairy herds. Read more...
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Williams & Ridgway, Clovers Farm, Haverfordwest
Moira Ridgway is the fourth generation to have farmed at Clovers Farm, Haverfordwest, following in the footsteps of her great grandad who purchased the farm in 1898. Read more..
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BVD Testing for Herds
The most effective way to detect BVD in a herd is by looking for exposure to the BVD virus by measuring antibody levels in bulk milk, individual cow milk or blood samples from cows
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Pin Point High Cell Count to Avoid Penalties
Testing milk samples from dairy cows helps pinpoint the high cell count cows in the herd to avoid milk buyer penalties. Read more..
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Farmer Focus: Messrs Armstrong, Cumbria
The family moved to Plaskettlands on the beautiful Solway Coast in the shadow of the Lake District in 1942. Read more..