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Lionel's Vet
Sep 17, 2024
Healthy hooves without the use of antibiotics
Being the largest organ in the body, the skin acts as a barrier against pathogens, chemicals and UV radiation.
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Lionel's News
Jul 15, 2024
A Comprehensive Biosecurity Program to prevent Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD)
FMD is a highly contagious and devastating viral disease affecting cloven-hoofed animals.
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Lionel's Vet
May 8, 2024
How do we measure a cow's hoof for trimming?
To avoid over-trimming hooves, it is essential to correctly measure the length of the claw.
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Lionel's Vet
Mar 11, 2024
What does Protein mean for dogs?
Let us dig into the delicious world of protein for dogs.
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Lionel's Vet
Jun 29, 2023
Animal identification
According to the Animal Identification Act (Act No 6 of 2002), "marking" is the placement of an identifying mark on an animal.
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Lionel's Vet
Jun 13, 2023
Newborn and pre-weaned calf hygiene
Calves' immune systems are undeveloped at birth, therefore, a clean environment is crucial for effective calf rearing. The first few weeks
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Lionel's Vet
Jun 4, 2023
Healthy hooves! Preventing hoof problems
Healthy hooves are the foundation for healthy animals. Cattle with good hoof health perform better and are less labour-intensive.
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Lionel's Vet
May 29, 2023
Healthy udders for preventing mastitis
Healthy cows are key to a healthy dairy business. A healthy, happy cow that feels comfortable produces more milk and is of higher quality.
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Lionel's Vet
May 15, 2023
Milk fever in dairy cattle
Also known as Hypocalcemia, milk fever is one of the more costly metabolic diseases that dairy farmers deal with.
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Lionel's Vet
May 5, 2023
Calf milk replacer vs Raw milk
Calf milk replacer can be fed after feeding colostrum milk (first milking). There are two types of milk that can be fed to calves...
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Lionel's News
Apr 25, 2023
Easily clean and disinfect calf housing
Clean, hygienic housing is of utmost importance to give calves the best possible start in life...
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Lionel's Vet
Mar 3, 2023
Three important roles of colostrum for newborn lambs
Adequate colostrum intake is crucial for preventing lamb mortality and ensures that the lamb gets a good start in life.
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Lionel's Vet
Mar 1, 2023
Reduced lamb mortality with increased hygiene levels
How to improve hygiene practices on the farm and reduce bacteria build-up, thus preventing stock losses caused by diseases.
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Lionel's Vet
Feb 23, 2023
Ewe nutrition and supplementary feeding in late gestation
Investing in proper nutrition for pregnant and lactating ewes saves time and money in the long run and is vital to the success of the flock.
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Lionel's News
Dec 1, 2022
Part 7 | rbST: Friend or Foe?
In the current climate of high input costs and the changes that farmers experience, they need to seek out other ways to increase their profi
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Lionel's News
Nov 1, 2022
Part 6 | rbST: Friend or Foe?
Using Lactatropin offers a financial benefit such as increased cow's milk production and feed intake, which makes the return on investment..
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Lionel's News
Oct 1, 2022
Part 5 | rbST: Friend or Foe?
In the fifth article of this series about recombinant bovine somatotropin (rbST), we will further discuss frequently asked questions from fa
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Lionel's News
Sep 1, 2022
Part 4 | rbST: Friend or Foe
In previous articles on rbST, we explained its origin, the reasons why it is used, and what effect it has on the sustainability of dairy far
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Lionel's News
Aug 18, 2022
Fight Food-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) with Virocid
Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) is a highly infectious viral disease.
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Lionel's News
Aug 10, 2022
Intra Repiderma: The new green standard for navel care of newborn calves
The new green standard for navel care of newborn calves.
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