Prevention is always more rewarding than cure – and usually cheaper. This is particularly so in the case of an E coli toxic ...

University of Peradeniya has become a centre of research, thanks to all efforts taken by former Vice Chancellor Prof.

One of the primary challenges to increase local milk production is the high prevalence of diseases among lactating cows. “Mastitis” is a common disease in dairy cows, causing inflammation in ...

“It will give dairy farmers answers about their cows’ mastitis in as little as 15 minutes and no more than an hour.” Cunningham said the on-farm diagnostic tool was as simple as a Covid ...

Older dairy cattle appear to be more clinically affected ... “It’s not a pneumonia outbreak, as far as we can see, and it’s not a mastitis outbreak. I think that some of those things ...

Changes in the weather, even a couple of rainy days or a heat wave, could affect the risks of diseases in farm animals.

The goal of the project, funded by The Finnish Ministry of Agriculture, is to investigate causes and risk factors of on-farm mortality of dairy cows. Results of the study will provide tools to improve ...

Older dairy cattle appear to be more clinically affected ... “It’s not a pneumonia outbreak, as far as we can see, and it’s not a mastitis outbreak. I think that some of those things ...

"Higher rates of mastitis and lameness in indoor systems compared to pasture-based systems, and these are really painful conditions of dairy cows," she said. "Higher stocking densities means that ...