Advice on salmonella in the dairy herd

Vet, Laura Chesters of LLM Farm Vets, shares her advice on managing, preventing and treating a salmonella outbreak on-farm

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Salmonella outbreaks are most likely to be a result of immunosuppressed cattle, heat stress, change in diet or poor nutrition.
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Salmonella outbreaks are most likely to be a result of immunosuppressed cattle, heat stress, change in diet or poor nutrition.

Salmonellosis in the dairy herd is not uncommon, and while the bacteria are likely to be present on many of the UK's dairy farms, only some herds will experience a disease outbreak. Laura Chesters,...

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