How a dairy farmer reduced neospora infection by 25%

摘要

A Welsh dairy farm's policy of not breeding heifer replacements from cows that test positive for neospora and being meticulous with biosecurity has helped to reduce herd infection from more than 30% to just 5%.The Reader family first tested for neospora nine years ago after experiencing an abnormally high number of abortions in their herd of Holsteins and Dairy Shorthorns - the tipping point came when three cows aborted within 24 hours;all tested positive for neospora.