Animal Health: Plan ahead for bumper breeding

With the spring breeding season up and running, the following should be planned for the coming weeks.

Pre-breeding vaccination programmes should be decided now; consult with your vet about timings and what you should be vaccinating for.

Pre-breeding scan: many are now starting to see the benefits of a pre-breeding scan. It is too late to discover a problem in your herd when you realise later in the year that a large number are not back in calf. Cows needing attention due to infection etc, can be identified and treated sooner, due to a timely scan.