The common disease of Dairy cows and treatments

Bloat In Cattle

Dairy Vietnam -There was an increase in the number of reports of bloat from NADIS vets this spring. Bloat is most commonly seen in spring and autumn, when grass growth is at its peak. It is one of the most common causes of death in adult cattle at grassp

World Dairy Summit: Dr Berry Talks of Tuberculosis Effects

(Dairy Vietnam) GLOBAL - The World Dairy Summit, held in Cape Town this year, came to a close on Friday. Tim Bennett, DairyCo Chairman, was present at the Summit to hear a talk by Dr Elizabeth Berry on the development of tuberculosis.

Uterine Disease in Dairy Cows

Author: Milena Montenegro V. 1
1 Large Animal Clinic of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine of National University of San Marcos (Lima)
In all cows the uterus is contaminated with bacteria after giving birth, but this does not necessarily indicate an infection, or the development of a uterine disease (Azawi, 2008). Normally, cows manage to control this contamination and even the most severe infections during the involution of the uterus, but if the contamination results in an infection and is persistent, a uterine disease will develop (Lewis, 1997).

FMD Resulting into Economic Loss of Rs 20,000 Crore Every Year

INDIA - The government today said the foot and mouth disease in livestock sector is resulting into direct economic loss to the tune of Rs 20,000 crore per annum.

Milking Machine and Mastitis Control Handbook

Mastitis is the most costly disease in the dairy industry, with the biggest loss from subclinical mastitis, when bacteria are already in the udder. These organisms destroy milk-secreting tissue and thus lower milk production.

Subclinical mastitis cannot be detected on a strip plate, but it is found through a high somatic cell count. A count of 1 million cells/ml indicates that over 30% of a herd's quarters are infected with mastitis.

Transmissible spongiform encephalopathy (TSE) overview

Enzootic bovine leucosis (EBL)

Bovine virus diarrhoea (bovine pestivirus)

Bovine tuberculosis overview

Hoof care resources

Lameness is at the top of the list of animal-welfare issues in the dairy industry today. According to researchers in the Welfare Quality® project, farmers estimate about 5% to 10% of their dairy cows suffer from lameness, while the average is closer to 25% of the herd. This means an estimated average loss of €200 ($285) per cow, per year. There are plenty of resources to help farmers and advisors tackle lameness problems. The Welfare Quality® project has developed a programme for use by dairy farmers who wish to reduce the level of lameness in the dairy herd. The programme is outlined below. Several other resources from different parts of the world are listed at the end of the article.