The most common infectious disease that has killed our cattle is enterotxaemia or pulpy kidney which is caused by the toxin of the bacterium Clostridium perfringens (Type-D) when it is absorbed from the intestinal tract. The bacteria multiplies rapidly when conditions change such as increased feed intake, new or better pasture, dramatic change in diet, or the introduction of grain based diets.
Read moreThere has been a lot of confusion about requirements for a Property Biosecurity Plan, especially as it relates to Bovine Johne’s Disease (BJD). This comes at the same time as Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) have announced new requirements for biosecurity and animal welfare for Livestock Production Assurance (LPA) to come into effect from October. […]
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We ran our Murray Greys at Picton for about 35 years and never had a problem with feet despite keeping many cows into their teenage years. The herd was fairly early maturing and we had a couple of dam lines that tended to be roly poly fat. The pasture at Picton was essentially C4 tropical type grasses like paspalum, kikuyu and natives such as kangaroo grass.
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At the request of Dr Robert Churchill of Crookwell Veterinary Hospital I have done a brief evaluation of the subconjunctival injection of antibiotic and steroid as a treatment for pink eye in cattle caused by Morexella bovis.
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In the second half of February and in early March we received about 100 mm of rain – 40 mm in one hour which ran off. We are not out of the woods yet but things are a lot better than they were a month ago.
Read moreWe all do our best to keep our farms free of pests and diseases and our cattle healthy. After Rod got the Biosecurity Farmer of the Year award we have been asked what we do on our cattle stud that is different to what the average farmer does.
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