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Disease Management

WEBFarm Health Online - Animal Health and Welfare Knowledge Hub Disease Management. The major diseases of cattle, sheep, pigs and poultry are presented in an easy to access disease index. Each disease page has a description of the condition, information on control and prevention, treatment and good practice. Each page has a list of relevant

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WEBThe exposure of cattle to BVH-1 has been known to be widespread in the UK since the 1960s (Dawson and Darbyshire, 1964), but the disease was generally considered unimportant, as clinical signs were mild or rare.In the late 1970s, a more virulent form of the disease was reported (Wiseman et al., 1978), and it is believed that a more virulent …

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WEBThe comfort zone. The temperature “comfort zone” for most farm animals is in the range 10 to 20°C. Within this range, normal heat regulation processes are sufficient to enable maintenance of bodily function, whereas at the extremes of this zone the animal must decrease or increase its metabolic heat production, and at more extreme temperatures, …

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Farm Health Online – Animal Health and Welfare Knowledge Hub

WEBWelcome to Farm Health Online A collaboration between Duchy College, Animal Welfare Approved and A Greener World, this website of animal health and welfare information supports sustainable livestock farming by bringing together appropriate material from a wide range of recent research and advisory sources and making it accessible for farmers, …

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Animal Health and Welfare Knowledge Hub – Ketosis

WEBKetosis. Also known as: Acetonemia, Fat Cow Syndrome, Hypoglycemia and Pregnancy Toxemia. Primary ketosis, or acetonemia, is a metabolic disorder and is largely a disease that is influenced by management of dairy cows in early lactation. Ketosis is an important clinical and subclinical disease, as there are several metabolic disorders and

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WEBA farm animal health plan is an active management tool aimed at promoting the health and welfare of farm animals by setting out disease prevention, detection and management procedures. It should be based on farm specific issues and at its most basic, it should be ensure that illness, injury and mortality amongst farmed animals are at minimum

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Animal Health and Welfare Knowledge Hub – Housing

WEBWhether cows are housed in cubicles, straw yards or cow sheds, in order to maximize performance and to ensure satisfactory standards of welfare, the accommodation must at least provide for the animal’s most basic needs. As an absolute minimum, the housing must provide a comfortable, clean, well-drained and dry lying area together with shelter

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Welfare Assessment

WEBWelfare outcome assessment is a process of measuring what impact influential inputs actually have on welfare by assessing the health, physical condition and behavior of the animals themselves. Output measures do not always need to be negative measures e.g., the presence of skin lesions. Positive indicators, such as those related to natural

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WEBLarvae are dispersed to the area around fecal pat by the common fecal fungus Pilobolus.They are propelled into the air on discharge of the sporangium (Eysker, 1991; Eysker and De Coo, 1988).Infective larvae can remain viable in soil as well as on pasture over the winter (Duncan et al., 1979; Oakley, 1979).Larvae are very sensitive to …

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Animal Health and Welfare Knowledge Hub – Pig Breeds

WEBThere is ample evidence that in general these traits have sufficient genetic variation for successful selection. However, there is a need to clearly define a limited number of representative welfare and health traits for which sufficient data can be routinely obtained (Kanis et al., 2005).A breeding goal which emphasizes the important traits of mothering …

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Skin Conditions in Pigs

WEBIncludes the following conditions: External parasites, Greasy Pig Disease, Lice, Mange, Ringworm, Swine Pox and Ticks. Greasy pig disease is a bacterial infection associated with young piglets fighting. A variety of diseases, parasites and disorders affect the skin of pigs, and can result in economic losses through sub-optimal growth rates

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WEBRecognizing Health Indicators. Shepherds should know the signs of both good and poor health: General alertness, free movement, active feeding and rumination, absence of lameness, visible wounds, abscesses or injuries. Listlessness, abnormal posture and behavior, lameness, scouring, absence of cudding, persistent coughing or panting, …

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WEBEndometritis. It is good practice to examine all cows 14 – 28 days after calving for signs of post-partum conditions. The most common form of uterine inflammation is a chronic form that is often called endometritis (also known as “whites” or “dirty cows”). Endometritis is defined as inflammation of the endometrium only and is seen

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