Calf Pneumonia: Prevention is less costly than cure

Dr Michael Overton from Zoetis looks at the hidden costs of calf pneumonia. Learn about practical changes you can make immediately to help improve the performance of your replacement heifers and reduce the impact of pneumonia.

Identifying the key factors that are specific to your farm will help you make the right decisions and drive performance. In this webinar, Dr Michael Overton explores the risk factors of calf pneumonia and how to reduce their impact on your farm, including:

Calf development and growth targets
The main factors affecting calf health and productivity
Creating an environment where calves can thrive
Using farm data to identify losses and make appropriate economic decisions

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AHDB is a statutory levy board, funded by farmers, growers and others in the supply chain. Our purpose is to inspire our farmers, growers and industry to succeed in a rapidly changing world. We equip the industry with easy to use, practical know-how which they can apply straight away to make better decisions and improve their performance. Established in 2008 and classified as a Non-Departmental Public Body, it supports the following industries: meat and livestock (cattle, sheep and pigs) in England; horticulture, milk and potatoes in Great Britain; and cereals and oilseeds in the UK. AHDB’s remit covers 72 per cent of total UK agricultural output. Further information on AHDB can be found at https://www.ahdb.org.uk