26 NOVEMBER 2024 – ACTION JOHNE’S CONFERENCE Conference Objectives The Action Johne’s Initiative is one of the UK’s most important dairy cattle endemic disease control programmes. It has achieved huge strides in tackling Johne’s Disease in the UK dairy herd with strong positive impacts on the health and welfare of UK dairy cows, farm management […]
Read ArticleNew JD risk assessment and plans The JD risk assessment was updated in January 22 to include calf to calf and dam associative risks. The JD plan module also allows you to target these risks and develop a robust plan for your farmer. For many farmers who are 5 years plus into their control plans […]
Read ArticleOpportunity to get involved in JD research Myhealthyherd are taking part in some research looking at the barriers to the engagement with JD and exploring different solutions to help progress control nationally. The project is in conjunction with Cranfield University and Panlivestock. If you would like to take part we can offer you free interactive […]
Read ArticleLegal Issues and Johne’s Disease Johne’s disease can easily trigger a legal claim against the vet. Pete Orpin was involved in an expert witness case involving the purchase of a group of heifers. The case hung on what the farmers said to each other. The vets became involved, also based on the strength of their […]
Read ArticleLAST CHANCE! – NMR MasterClass A series of 10 face to face meetings have been organised by NMR focusing on the new developments with JD. Pete Orpin (Myhealthyherd), Karen Bond (NMR) and James Hanks (Interherd, Panlivestock, Johne’s Tracker) are running an interactive workshop on new developments with JD. 8 have now been completed with the […]
Read ArticleTop Tips to make JD consultancy pay If JD becomes established in a herd the economic consequences can be severe. You won’t find out your plan is substandard until 3 years’ time so you don’t short circuit your risk assessments. Remember risks predict the future, test results measure history! Using MHH to support your consultancy […]
Read ArticleNuffield Scholar, Ailish Moriarty, has recently published her report “Assess The Role Of Milk Screening For Disease Within The Development Of An Effective Herd Health System”. The paper is an in-depth review of how milk surveillance schemes can encourage farmers to be more proactive in managing herd health. Ailish considers how stakeholders can work together […]
Read ArticleUpdates on new developments and where to go for the latest Johne’s news App Updates We are excited to announce that our app is currently undergoing additional development to make it even easier for you to offer robust disease management programmes to your client, whilst saving you valuable time entering data and generating reports. The […]
Read ArticleIn two linked podcasts, Dick Sibley talks to Pete Orpin about Covid-19 and the veterinary profession. In the first podcast ‘Applying herd disease control principles to protecting your practice’, Dick explains how he is applying his ‘Four Pillars’ approach to disease control to protect his team and his business from Covid 19. In the second ‘Could […]
Read ArticleA really useful feature of myhealthyherd is the ability to make clinical notes on-farm and save them within the client’s electronic records. There is also the option to email any pertinent points / recommendations directly to the farmer. This tool has now been improved further with the option to attach photos and videos to each […]
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