Milk drop in dairy herds is complicated! It is truly multifactorial with causes including infectious disease, nutrition, management or a combination of all three. With the advance of increased technology on dairy farms there is also an abundance of data to draw on. From a disease surveillance perspective it is also of interest as a potential way in which a new and emerging disease may start in a herd. This webinar discussed how to approach an investigation in a cost effective way, considered some of the common and more exotic differential diagnoses relevant to individual herds and tried to help navigate the complexities of what might be going on on farm.
(original date: 6 September 2023)