12am - Being a member of our Penbode Vets Farm team isn't always easy, with early starts and late finishes, on calls. hot summers and cold and wet winters - it's a tough job!
It is important that our team are surrounded by great friends, supported and have the chance to unwind outside of work. Team Penbode try to have regular socials, be it a game of rounders on the beach, slip and slide or a good old party – whatever it is, you can guarantee it’ll be fun.
We are fortunate to have a fabulous team here at Penbode, so this is a thank you to the whole team for being you and being a part of our awesome team.
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One more sleep to go!! We are proud to be sponsoring the Cattle Marquee at Woolsery & District Agricultural Show tomorrow 🐄🐄
Gates open at 8:30am, please do pop in and join us for a cream tea and a drink ☕🍺🍹🍰🍪
🐄 DRY COW THERAPY TRAINING 🐄
First 12 places, now only £28 + VAT with thanks to DARTT Devon Agricultural & Rural Training Trust, who have part funded the course.
Here's one of our clinical directors, Andy Stokes, to tell you a bit about the course and the importance of drying off cows to the highest standard.
The course is a mix of theory and practical and includes lunch. All spaces need to be booked by Monday 8th July. To book your space please either call your local branch or email [email protected]
Routine vaccination protects your calves from severe pneumonia outbreaks. As well as reducing severity of clinical signs and viral shedding, it saves your business money in the long term. Don’t hesitate, vaccinate! Read more: https://ahdb.org.uk/knowledge-library/vaccine-use-in-livestock
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#CalfPneumonia
#DontHesitateVaccinate
Calves with pneumonia can produce large quantities of causal viruses and bacteria, which can infect neighbouring animals. By vaccinating all your calves you reduce the spread. Read more: https://ahdb.org.uk/knowledge-library/vaccine-use-in-livestock
#CalfVaccination
#AntibioticsStewardship
#SustainableFarming
#VentillationRelaxationVaccination
#CalfPneumonia
#DontHesitateVaccinate
Calf pneumonia costs the farming community £80 million per year. Prevention measures are the most sustainable and cost-effective way to manage the disease. We're here for you if you need us. References: 1. BARRETT D.C. (2000) Veterinary Record 146, 545-550
2. ANDREWS A.H. (2000) Cattle Practice Vol 8 Part 2, 109-114
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The immediate cost of any calf pneumonia outbreak is £70 per calf. Reduced daily weight gain, delayed finishing and increased age at first calving are some of the long term effects of calf pneumonia.
References: 1. ANDREWS A.H. (2000) Cattle Practice Vol 8 Part 2, 109-114
2. Farmers Weekly September 2021 - average weaned suckled calf market price s (based on 260kg calf @ £2.60/kg/LW)
3. WILLIAMS P., GREEN L. (2007) Cattle Practice Vol 15 Part 244-249
a. Moderate respiratory disease can reduce daily liveweight gain (DLWG) by 72g3, and severe respiratory disease can reduce DLWG by 202g3 - Assuming a target finishing age of 20 months, over the 14 months between disease at 6 months and finishing at 20 months, this represents 30kg of reduced growth in calves with moderate disease, and 85kg of reduced growth in calves with severe disease. Assuming an average DLWG of 1kg/day, calves with moderate disease would take a further 30 days to achieve the same finishing weight and calves with severe disease would take a further 85 days - The average cost4 to finish cattle is £2.03/day. 30 days x £2.03 = a loss of £61 for moderate disease, and 85 days x £2.03 = a loss of £173 for severe disease.
b. Severe respiratory disease can also reduce carcase conformation score3 - a downgrade from R4L to O+4L would result in a penalty of -£0.10/kg deadweight - based on an average carcase weight of 333kg this represents a further £33 loss.
How many of you can relate to this at the moment?
Don't forget to get your entries in for the lambing photo competition, for more details see the post pinned to the top of our page.
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