Johne's Disease

Johne's Disease

Johne's Disease

CHECS aims to bring you a number of farmer experiences of improving herd health through the various disease programmes. Below are the first of many; keep checking back to this page for more.

Diseases
Simon and Grania Phillips

Hidden but costly effects of cattle disease​

Putting herd health front and centre on their farm has enabled one Devon couple to bolster their pedigree sales, improve profitability and enhance animal welfare. Simon and Grania Phillips with pedigree Red Ruby Devons Farming near Chulmleigh, North Devon, Grania and Simon Phillips established their Colleton herd of pedigree Red Ruby Devons over 25 years…

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Johne’s Accreditation is peace of mind Case Study

Johne’s Accreditation is peace of mind

Chris Gasson farms a 450-dairy cow unit in Oxon, and controlling Johne’s Disease has meant peace of mind as well as higher value sales of surplus stock. This farmer experience is published by kind permission of the Holstein UK Journal.

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