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Farmers win thousands of pounds worth of prizes as Novartis teams up with top ma...

11/1/2012 8:32 AM EST  -   Kendalls
· Agricultural equipment worth thousands of pounds won

· Novartis teams up with top manufacturers in agriculture

· 62 Optiline drenchers and backpacks also won
Four farmers were the lucky winners of high-value prizes in a competition organised by Novartis Animal Health in association with some of the top names in agricultural equipment.

The “Win Win with Zolvix” competition had a great response from...
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Farmers need to protect their lambs to get the best possible prices at market

7/16/2012 7:34 AM EST  -   Kendalls
· Lamb prices affected by drop in Euro
· Cases of strike reported throughout the country
· “Prevention is more cost effective than cure”, advises vet
With lamb prices slightly down compared with 2011, it’s never been more important for sheep producers to present their lambs at market in the very best condition possible and certainly free from blowfly strike.

Lamb prices are still good, according to...
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Beef Expo 2012: Novartis offers advice on fly control and the chance to win a Mo...

5/21/2012 11:26 AM EST  -   Kendalls
21st May 2012 – Staff from Novartis Animal Health will be on hand at Beef Expo 2012 to advise farmers about the importance of thorough fly control during the summer months, with particular relevance to insect borne diseases such as Schmallenberg Virus. The event takes place on May 24th at the Three Counties Showground, Malvern. Farmers will also have the chance to win one of three Morris Cattle Crushes worth up to...
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Irish vets gear up for BVD eradication campaign

5/1/2012 8:41 AM EST  -   Kendalls
1st May 2012 – Over 100 veterinary surgeons from across Ireland have attended a series of “masterclasses” given by BVD expert Dr Richard Booth who has worked on the eradication of BVD across dairy herds in the south west of England.
Irish vets are three months into a voluntary BVD eradication campaign which will become compulsory on the 1st January 2013, when every new born calf will have to be tested using the...

Animal health adviser publishes report on anthelmintic resistance after returnin...

2/14/2012 6:29 AM EST  -   Kendalls
· Novartis/NFYFC scholar’s report looks at the spread of anthelmintic resistance in New Zealand

· Scholar gained knowledge about good drenching practice on sheep stations

· Differences in farming systems in the UK and New Zealand
14th Feb 2011 – An animal health adviser who won a travel scholarship to New Zealand to study the sheep industry there has published a report on anthelmintic resistance.

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Sheep liver condemnations in Wales due to fluke three times more than England

2/1/2012 9:21 AM EST  -   Kendalls
1st February 2012 – Sheep liver condemnations at a leading Welsh abattoir due to fluke are nearly three times that of its English counterpart, according to statistics produced by Dunbia.
Condemnations at Llanybydder abattoir, near Lampeter, have averaged 18.13% from July to December 2011, compared to a 6.65% average in the same period at Dunbia’s Preston site in Lancashire.

Dunbia, which is working with...

Northumberland farmer is lucky winner in trailer competition

1/9/2012 6:48 AM EST  -   Kendalls
6th January 2012 - Northumberland farmer Lewis Forster has won a trailer worth more than £5,000 after entering a competition organised by Novartis Animal Health and Farmers Weekly.
The Ifor William TA501 livestock trailer was first prize in the competition for sheep farmers who used, or were likely to use, the wormer Zolvix.

Mr Forster, who farms 1,200 acres with 1,200 ewes between Hexham and Allendale, said...

Northumberland vets involved in project to control BVD in 30 farms

12/16/2011 7:06 AM EST  -   Kendalls
· A group of vets is working to control bovine viral diarrhoea in 30 Northumberland farms

· Move is a response to launch of Scotland’s BVD eradication programme, but will bring benefits to herd health in the north east

· Scheme co-sponsored by Novartis Animal Health
Frimley, 16th December 2011 – A group of Northumberland vets are working with 30 farmers to control bovine viral diarrhoea in response to the...

Farmer tells of youngstock mortality rate at zero following BVD control programm...

11/21/2011 5:22 AM EST  -   Kendalls
Frimley, 21 November 2011 – Fife farmer Bob Mitchell has made a strong case for Scotland’s Bovine Viral Diarrhoea (BVD) eradication programme when he described how youngstock deaths on his farm dropped from 14% to zero in a year after implementing a control programme.
Speaking at a seminar at the AgriScot event in Edinburgh, Mr Mitchell said he began the programme in October 2010 after BVD control became a...

October sees increase in bovine liver condemnation rates

11/16/2011 7:10 AM EST  -   Kendalls
14 November 2011 – With 2011 likely to see a return to levels of liver fluke last seen in 2008 / 2009, bovine liver condemnation rates of animals presented at abattoirs operated by leading meat suppliers Dunbia averaged at 26.45% for the month of October.
Dunbia, which is working with Novartis Animal Health to monitor condemnation rates, said the highest daily figure recorded so far was on the 27th October when...