Animal health: Guidance for Welsh farmers on protecting cattle from disease
- Localización: Veterinary Record, ISSN-e 2042-7670, Vol. 176, Nº. 22, 2015, págs. 560-560
- Idioma: inglés
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THE Welsh Government has launched a handbook for cattle keepers to help them protect their herds from disease.
The ‘Cattle Keepers’ Guide to Safeguarding Health' was launched by Christianne Glossop, the Chief Veterinary Officer for Wales, at the Royal Welsh Agricultural Society's spring festival on May 16. The handbook provides information on the clinical signs of six significant cattle diseases (bovine viral diarrhoea, infectious bovine rhinotracheitis, Johne's disease, leptospirosis, neosporosis and bovine TB) and outlines some simple steps that keepers can take to minimise the chances of their animals contracting or spreading disease. These steps include checking disease status and testing history of any animals being brought into a herd, and also good health planning with veterinary involvement....
