Eamon O’Connell: How to stay on top of all the extra animal health problems brought on by the bad weather
The endless rain can cause broken limbs, low-quality milk and mastitis – but there are steps you can take to minimise the risks
The bugs that cause mastitis thrive on wet, dirty cubicle beds, so good hygiene is vital. Photo: Getty
Just when we thought it couldn’t get any worse, Storm Kathleen rolls in. “I’m lucky I have flat land, because if it was on any kind of slope, it would have all flowed away by now,” I heard one farmer say as he sheltered from the rain at the door of our veterinary practice.
“They’re looking for soil samples to be brought into Teagasc,” another farmer retorted, “but I think I’ll have to bring mine into them in a bucket.”
