Vet Times Extra: Calf housing and scour prevention considerations

Neonatal diarrhoea is a common problem found on many cattle farms in the UK and is a major cause of economic losses for farmers, estimated to cost the UK cattle industry around £11million annually. Fencovis® is the most recent addition to the well-established Boehringer Ingelheim cattle vaccine range. It is licensed to prevent calf scour caused by bovine rotavirus and E coli K99, to reduce the incidence and severity of scour caused by bovine coronavirus and to reduce faecal shedding in scour caused by bovine rotavirus and bovine coronavirus. Fencovis® combines killed antigen with an oil-free adjuvant to deliver optimal safety and efficacy. It comes as a ready-to-use injection available in 1, 5 and 25 dose packs. In this podcast, we speak to independent animal health researcher Jamie Robertson and Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health ruminant vet advisor Becca Cavill to explore some of the preventive steps that would be useful to discuss with clients to help reduce the risk of scour in calves. _____________________________ 𝗝𝗔𝗠𝗜𝗘 𝗥𝗢𝗕𝗘𝗥𝗧𝗦𝗢𝗡 Having graduated in agricultural science from the University of Aberdeen in 1977, Jamie later left the UK to live and work abroad on livestock development programmes. After returning to Aberdeen in 1984 for an MSc in animal production, he has since worked on R&D projects examining the link between environment and animal health. He is currently director of livestock management systems and honorary fellow at the University of Aberdeen and the University of Edinburgh Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies. 𝗕𝗘𝗖𝗖𝗔 𝗖𝗔𝗩𝗜𝗟𝗟 𝗕𝗩𝗦𝗰 𝗠𝗥𝗖𝗩𝗦 Becca graduated from the University of Liverpool in 2003 and spent 18 years in clinical farm practice before becoming ruminant veterinary advisor for the south of the UK at Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health in 2021. _____________________________ 𝗦𝗣𝗢𝗡𝗦𝗢𝗥𝗘𝗗 This podcast is brought to you by Fencovis® from Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health. Fencovis® contains inactivated E coli expressing F5(K99) adhesin, inactivated bovine rotavirus and inactivated bovine coronavirus. UK: POM-V. Further information available in the SPC or from Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health UK Ltd, RG12 8YS, UK. UK Tel: 01344 746960 (sales) or 01344 746957 (technical), Email: [email protected] Fencovis® is a registered trademark of Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica GmbH, used under licence. UI-BOV-0008-2023.©2023 Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health UK Ltd. All rights reserved. Date of preparation: January 2023. Use Medicines Responsibly.

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