Livestock Health & Veterinary Resources
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug administration to periparturient cows to reduce postpartum pain-related behaviours
Amelia Cannadine, BVB DVM The University of Sydney, Australia Corresponding author email: amelia.cannadine13@gmail.com Vol 9, Issue 4 (2024)Submitted: 22 Jul 2023; published: 18 Oct 2024; next review: 31 Jan 2026 PICO questionIn periparturient cows does the...
Cutaneous Myiasis- fly blown/ strike
Fly strike in Australia is a huge welfare and economic issue for the sheep industry. Caused predominantly by the opportunistic Lucilia cuprina species of fly, and more of a risk after heavy rainfall. The blowfly lays eggs on open sores, areas of fleece rot or in...
Pestivirus
Back in October 2025 we hosted Dr Enoch Bergman from Swans Lab in WA for a client evening, discussing Pestivirus and approaches available to us to manage it. Pestivirus, also known as Bovine Viral Diarrhea Virus (BVDV) can reduce the immunity of a group or herd...
Semen Morphology
Pre breeding bull checks are an important part of herd reproductive management and help ensure productivity and profitability of the herd. Identifying sub fertile bulls early reduces the risks of economic losses associated with low pregnancy rates and helps ensure...
Bull testing – saving you big bucks
BULL TESTING – SAVING YOU BIG BUCKS Here at Compass Veterinary Livestock Services we are proud to offer a full Bull testing service. Case Study: 350 head beef herd Bulls running at 1/50 cows for a 6 week mating. 80% pregnancy rate (normally 95%) Cows were...