The 2007 outbreak in the UK brought significant economic losses in terms of sickness, culls, reduced productivity and movement and trading restrictions.

Bovine TB (bTB) continues to be a major problem with approximately 11% of herds in England affected by bTB in 2017. The latest DEFRA statistics show there were 3,824 new ...

The number of cattle slaughtered due to bovine TB has increased dramatically over the last ten years, causing devastation and huge economic cost to those dairy farms affe...

Bovine viral diarrhoea virus (BVD) is one of the most significant viral infections of cattle and can affect animals of all ages. It is prevalent in UK dairy herds, with a...

Bovine viral diarrhoea virus (BVDv) is one of the most significant viral infections of cattle, affecting all ages, including the unborn calf.

Bovine respiratory disease is a major health problem in calves which has both long-term and short-term deleterious consequences.  It is a multifactorial disease which ca...

Clostridial bacteria are always in the environment but once triggered by a stress factor to release toxins, they can lead to disease which often proves fatal. Clostridial...

Coccidiosis infection in young cattle reduces daily liveweight gain, increases the cost of cattle rearing and in severe cases can be fatal. If coccidiosis is present on a...

Kingshay’s sixth edition of the annual Dairy Costings Focus Report reviews milk price trends to March 2017 and ranks data by feed cost, yield from forage, region, yield...

Since it was first recorded in the UK in 1984, digital dermatitis has become endemic in herds and is a significant welfare and economic concern.  Previously just thought...