Castration Techniques in Cattle and Small Ruminants Throughout the wet season, The Pittsworth Veterinary Surgery have been seeing a few more cases of cattle and small ruminants with post-castration swellings and infections. So, we’ve compiled the few methods of...
Feeding cattle grain is a very common practice in this area but it doesn’t come without it’s risks. One of the most common conditions we see is grain poisoning or acidosis, which can be fatal however the good news is that there is a lot we can do to...
3 day sickness is a disease of cattle seen predominantly in Southern – Eastern Australia down through NSW where the vectors (for eg. Midges) travel. The typical time period where cases tend to increase is January to April. With earlier Spring rain though, this...
We strongly recommend getting all bulls intended for use that season semen tested at least 2 months before they are intended to be bred with to allow for any problems that may arise to rectify themselves as well as time to look for a replacement bull if necessary....
Our Cattle Pregnancy Testing Here at the Pittsworth Veterinary Surgery we have the ability to provide ACV pregnancy testing tags under PREgCHECK. The benefits of pregnancy testing far out way the costs when you look at the costs involved in running empty cows and...
The most common reason for calf losses in the cattle industry is still calving difficulties, dystocia. In order to recognise dystocia promptly, an understanding of the normal calving process is necessary. The more difficult the calving; the greater the risk of...
