With thoughts of housing, it is also time to think about when to vaccinate

Unfortunately, there is no silver bullet for pneumonia prevention.

Vaccinating at the right time is one recommendation. However, it is also important to think about the animal itself and its health at the time of vaccination.

My naivety about house moving was highlighted this week when our deadline came and went to move into our new build. Everyone said it always takes a little bit longer than expected but I was secretly hopeful that they were wrong.

This is a nice segue to this week’s topic of the unpredictability of a housing date for cattle for the upcoming winter period. The weather took a lovely upturn last week and it was a joy to be
“T-shirt farming/TB testing”. Once again this wet summer could potentially indicate an earlier housing date than usual, but again there is always hope that the dry spell will continue.