Watch out for scour this Winter

Variable silage quality and nutrition challenges could be a driver of scour among milking herds this winter

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Ensuring you feed adequate fibre and do not overcrowd sheds are two ways to minimise scour in the herd.
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Ensuring you feed adequate fibre and do not overcrowd sheds are two ways to minimise scour in the herd.

Often caused by changes in nutrition, but also the result of bacterial or viral infections, diarrhoea or scour in adult dairy cattle can result in reduced milk production and poor fertility. Affecting...

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