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Infectious disease checks upgrading dairy herd health

Vet Sarah Hampson of LLM Farm Vets, explains why quarterly infectious disease checks can be beneficial to track antibody trends in bulk milk samples and the benefits of collective herd health data

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LLM Farm Vets have been carrying out quarterly infectious disease checks in 2017.
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LLM Farm Vets have been carrying out quarterly infectious disease checks in 2017.

Given that herd health and productivity are both negatively impacted by infectious disease, the team at LLM Farm Vets, part of the VetPartners group, has long been committed to working proactively with...

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