Last week was busy with Dad away on his holidays in Dingle but I can confirm the farm is still standing.  The cow's cough is improving, it will take a week to 10 days for it to settle.

Unfortunately, there is no silver bullet for pneumonia prevention.

Last week as I received an unexpected message from a farmer that I used to be their vet for many years, wishing me well on my marriage but also asking a favour.

There is so much talk about mixed species swards, it’s time to talk about mixed species grazing and the risks that need to be kept in mind

We rely on our phones to stay in touch with the world but they can distract us and interrupt crucial one-on-one time with our young children

Tyre wire prevention involves keeping a tidy yard as cows are very curious creatures and will eat things they are certainly not designed to digest.

It is nice to be back to reality on the farm post wedding, the honeymoon is well and truly over and my first task on my return was taking faecal samples from our calves, I think that was as far from the Italian Riviera as you could be.

Farm vet Hazell Mullins explains the 'knee test', checking ventilation and the other tools in her box to assess your calf house.

Ketones are associated with numerous disease processes in livestock - the ketone diet is one to give a miss for your cows and sheep, writes vet Hazell Mullin.

I remember vividly in my days in vet school in Nottingham, in which milk fever/Hypocalcaemia based lectures always contained an image of an iceberg floating ominously in the ocean.