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Foot health in the dry cow group

Frequent footbathing the dry cows combined with preventive foot trimming is enabling digital dermatitis incidence to be maintained at the 2% level at Marcross 51AVÊÓÆµin the Vale of Glamorgan

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Tony and Hopkin Evans
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Tony and Hopkin Evans

Previously, Hopkin Evans who farms a 180-cow Holstein herd alongside his father Tony at Marcross 51AVÊÓÆµin the Vale of Glamorgan, was buying 24 cans of oxytetracycline spray at one go to treat digital dermatitis....

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