Tag: MSD Animal Health
#VideoVet: Managing heartwater in your herd
Estimated reading time: 7 minutes
Heartwater is caused by the Ehrlichia ruminantium protozoa and affects both domestic and wild ruminants. It is carried by...
Why dip cattle if we see no ticks?
Estimated reading time: 1 minute
We normally dip during spring and summer to reduce tick quantities and prevent diseases such as redwater and gallsickness....
Bose brusellose – MSD gee raad
Beesbrusellose, oftewel besmetlike misgeboorte (BM), is 'n kuddesiekte en hou deurlopend ’n groot bedreiging vir beesboere oor die land heen in. Dit het ’n...
#VideoVet: Use antibiotics responsibly
Estimated reading time: 3 minutes
This article is part of a series of informative animal health articles. The series goes hand in hand with...
MSD Animal Health gee raad oor kalfdiarree
Twee van die vernaamste siektes onder beeskalwers is diarree en longontsteking. Kalfdiarree lei tot onnodige verliese in die vorm van vrektes. Daarby is daar...
#VideoVet: Reproductive management for the best outcome in a herd
This article is part of a series of informative animal health articles. The series goes hand in hand with the #VideoVet video series –...
#VideoVet: Protecting your herd with long-acting tick control
This article is part of a series of informative animal health articles. The series goes hand in hand with the #VideoVet video series –...
#VideoVet: Focusing on vaccines
This article is part of a series of informative animal health articles. The series goes hand in hand with the #VideoVet video series –...
#VideoVet: Identify redwater in cattle
Bovine redwater, or Bovine babesiosis, is an often fatal tickborne disease in cattle. Bovine babesiosis is caused by a small protozoa in the red...
#VideoVet: Reign in orf before it wreaks havoc
Orf, or vuilbek as it is commonly known, is a highly contagious disease that occurs in sheep and goats. According to Dr Lindsay Parvess,...
