A new mobile hydraulic tipping crush is revolutionising how hoof trimming cows and bulls, and infusing teat seal in heifers, is done in south-west Victoria. The Vet Group has introduced the imported Riley Tipper Crush and local farmers are unanimously impressed by its ability to make the job easier. There…Read more...

WHEN the Telford family increased their milking herd to 1800-head, they made the decision to employ a calf rearer to manage their calving.Read more...

HOW IS your mating going? I am doing an AI run again this year so I thought it would be a good idea to talk a bit about lameness that is more specific to this time of the year, i.e. lameness in front feet and lameness in bulls.Read more...

FACIAL ECZEMA (FE) occurs when grazing animals eat pasture containing large numbers of spores from the fungus Pithomyces chartarum. They contain sporidesmin, a toxin which causes inflammation of the liver and bile ducts.Read more...