The importance of silage testing should not be overlooked on farms. Knowledge is power when it comes to winter feeding, writes farm vet Hazell Mullins.

Drying off has become a serious focus on dairy farms, but the time and effort will be rewarded with lower SCC in the next lactation, writes large animal vet Hazell Mullins.

It can take up to four months for bovine TB leisons to form, which means the infection is often well established in the animal and, unfortunately, perhaps the herd by the time it is detected, writes large animal vet Hazell Mullins.

A call to a uterine prolapse is, as Forest Gump describes, “like a box of chocolates, you never know what you are going to get - they can take anywhere from 15 minutes to replace to my record of over two hours, writes farm vet Hazell Mullins.

Channelling Taylor Swift herself the conference was aptly named 'Drying off in the New Era', the era of course is that of responsible use of antibiotics on farms

UV rays help to kill fungal spores that may be present at pasture, especially on wooden fence posts, one of their favourite hiding spots.

The start of September is my reminder that the vaccine course needs to be started, writes large animal vet Hazell Mullins.

A hot topic of conversation at this year's Dublin horse show

I for one won't be going for a swim any time soon in the River Seine, the headlines have brought the topic of water quality to the forefront and is a timely reminder of the importance of clean fresh water for our livestock on farms

A case of a seven-month-old calf that was off-form, dehydrated and appeared to have blood in her faeces, appeared to be a mystery at first.