Health & Welfare
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Farmer Focus: Brian and Judith Moorhouse, Skipton, N Yorkshire
Brian and Judith use the CIS Complete Pedigree Package Service with the support of CIS Area Manager Sally Hall, milk recording on a six-weekly for the Aireburn herd that was establ
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UK’s AI ‘twin’ will use big data to show the way to net zero
The Cattle Information Service are delighted to be a project partner as part of a new research project the University of Leicester that will use artificial intelligence to inform m
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Unlock your herd's hidden breeding potential
In association with AHDB, CIS is supporting a series of forthcoming AHDB workshops where dairy farmers will discover the untapped potential in their herd and receive a tailored rep
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Add Value to your Dairy Herd
When an animal obtains a pedigree registration status, it means the relevant breed society has approved the animal’s purity (ancestry), traceability (unique ear tag number) and its
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Use Milk Recording to identify IBR
Infectious Bovine Rinotracheitis (IBR) is an acute viral disease caused by type 1 bovine herpes virus (BHV-1) and affects the upper respiratory tract, which can lead to fatalities
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Herd Health Testing for BVD
Bovine Viral Diarrhoea (BVD) is more common in dairy herds than beef, which is a problem for the dairy sector because BVD reduces fertility and therefore hits lifetime milk product
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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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Pregnancy Diagnosis in Dairy Herds
Cows can experience heat stress at lower temperatures than you might think! Heat stress can have a negative impact on reproductive performance.
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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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CIS Laboratory Achieves Compliance to UKAS Standards
The Cattle Information Service (CIS) accredited laboratory, based at Telford, Shropshire, continues its operational excellence by achieving for 9th consecutive year compliance to U