Veterinary advice for farmers: Another unwanted arrival in 1980s cattle imports

A calf with a tilted head and drooping ears, due to  infection in the middle ear, may be infected with Mycoplasma.

The monthly newsletter from Animal Health Ireland arrived last week, and with it came a “special” on Mycoplasma Bovis.

In some parts of the country, this infection is well known, and it is very definitely a “persona non grata”.