NoBACZ Healthcare has launched NoBACZ Bovine, which it describes as a revolutionary, liquid, rapid-setting, flexible barrier dressing that will transform cattle welfare.

The self-adhesive dressing, which uses a patented natural polymer, adapts to any part…

MSD has launched Bovilis Nasalgen-C, an intranasal live bovine coronavirus (BCoV) vaccine, in the UK.

Bovilis Nasalgen-C can be used for the active immunisation of calves from the day of birth onwards to reduce clinical signs of upper respiratory tract…

Ceva Animal Health, maker of Ketofen, has published a guide and accompanying videos for farmers which promote best practice in the management of cattle lameness.

The step-by-step guide offers guidelines to help farmers improve their herd's mobility.

It…

Dechra has launched Fluboral (flubendazole), a water-soluble wormer for chickens and pigs.

Fluboral controls gastro-intestinal nematodes including Ascaridia galli (adult stages), Heterakis gallinarum (adult stages) and Capillaria spp. (adult stages) in…

Tom Warboys of Synergy Farm vets has been named Young Dairy Vet of the Year 2023 at the annual Cream Awards, presented by British Dairying magazine and sponsored by Virbac.

Tom graduated from the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) in 2017 and joined Synergy…

Diagnostics testing company MI:RNA has developed an AI-powered test for Johne's disease in cattle, with a claimed accuracy of 73% sensitivity, 71% specificity and 72% accuracy, which are expected to improve with further research. 

MI:RNA says that current…

Ceva Animal Health has announced that Cevac Chlamydia, its EAE (enzootic abortion of ewes) vaccine, is back in stock.

Following stock challenges earlier in the year, the company is now urging vets to encourage farmers to vaccinate their flocks to prevent…

Ceva has launched Gabbrovet Multi (paramomycin) to treat scour in calves caused by cryptosporidiosis and E.coli

Gabbrovet Multi is the first and only ready-to-use solution licensed to treat both cryptosporidium and E.coli diarrhoea in calves.

The company…

Researchers at the Royal Veterinary College have been awarded £566,149 by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) and the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) to continue their studies into Enzootic pneumonia…

Scottish biotech company, Biotangents has launched AmpliSpec LAB Mastitis, its next-generation bovine mastitis diagnostic assay.

AmpliSpec LAB Mastitis uses isothermal amplification technology, which means laboratories can use less expensive equipment.

Ceva Animal Health has announced that there will be a delay in supplies of its enzootic abortion of ewes vaccine, Cevac Chlamydia, towards the end of the main vaccination season, due to delays in the manufacturing and distribution process.

Roy Geary, regional…

Herd Health Consultancy is highlighting a study published in the Journal of Dairy Science which has shown the benefits of using NSAIDs routinely in heifers at first and subsequent calvings and, in conjunction with conventional best practice of a therapeutic…

Krka has launched Flovuxin, a fast-acting, single-dose, injectable solution for bovine respiratory disease (BRD) caused by Mannheimia haemolytica, Pasteurella multocida, Mycoplasma bovis and Histophilus somni, associated with pyrexia.

Krka’s Farm Key…

Forte Healthcare has announced that Genestran (R-closprostenol), its injectable synthetic prostaglandin for use in cattle, horses and pigs, is now available in a 50ml bottle, complementing the current 20ml bottle.

Maeve Cuffe, Junior Brand Manager of large…

Forte Healthcare Ltd, maker of Locatim, hosting “Fresh Ideas on Neonatal Passive Transfer in Calves: Implications For Scour Prophylaxis”, a free webinar presented by Dr Nicola Gladden, a European specialist in cattle practice and Farm Animal…

Ceva Animal Health has extended the licence for Eprecis, its injectable wormer for cattle, so it can now be used in sheep and goats as well. 

Eprecis injection (eprinomectin) is an broad spectrum endectocide with activity against gastrointestinal nematodes…

Dechra has launched Tri-Solfen, an anaesthetic and antiseptic gel licensed in the UK for local anaesthesia during and following castration of piglets and provision of castration wound antisepsis,

Tri-Solfen contains lidocaine and bupivacaine to deliver…

MSD has announced that its calf scour vaccine, Bovilis Rotavec Corona is now licensed to boost antibodies against both F5 (K99) and F41 E.coli adhesins – the most commonly isolated fimbriae taken from calves suffering with infectious diarrhoea¹.

MSD…

Ceva Animal Health, maker of Coxevac, has launched a survey of veterinary surgeons and another of farmers to gauge their thoughts about Q fever and current treatment protocols.

The survey for vets is about two minutes long: www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/ZCONJA…

Ceva Animal Health is hosting a free Q Fever workshop at TotalDairy in Warwickshire on Thursday 24th November to raise awareness of the disease amongst veterinary surgeons, dairy producers and dairy industry representatives.

The workshop will be hosted…

MSD Animal Health has launched a new app for veterinary surgeons based on its paper-based Suckler Herd Performance Checklist tool.

The Suckler Herd Performance Checklist is designed to help veterinary surgeons and farmers work together to draw up a workable…

Dechra Veterinary Products has extended the licence on its infectious bronchitis vaccine, Avishield IB G1-13, which is now available for laying hens and breeding chicks throughout the production period.

Avishield IB G1-13 is indicated for active immunisation…

Ceva Animal Health is hosting a Q Fever workshop at BCVA Congress (20th to 22nd October at the Hilton Metropole, Birmingham).

The company says the workshop will provide vets with an opportunity to extend their knowledge of Q Fever, a zoonotic disease…

A new study, led by the Royal Veterinary College, has determined that low-cost thermal imaging devices show minimal difference in effectiveness of detecting lameness in dairy cattle when compared to more expensive devices.

The researchers say the effectiveness…

MSD Animal Health has announced that its Bovilis Intranasal RSP Live vaccine is now licensed for use in calves from the day of birth for immunisation against Bovine Respiratory Disease (BRD) caused by Bovine Respiratory Syncytial Virus (BRSV) and Parainfluenza…