Farming / Smallholding Articles

Mastitis can strike even the best-kept house cows. Here’s how to spot the early signs, what causes it, and practical tips for prevention and first response.

Mastitis in lambing ewes is one of the main reasons for premature culling, loss of udder function, and reduction in milk yield.  If left untreated it can also cause death. Those high yield breeds such as Poll Dorest and Suffolk...

When spring-calving, environmental factors such as housing can increase the risk of mastitis, this is especially true a few weeks before cows calve.  This is the key time to concentrate on as this is the easiest time to treat and...