Free Vet-led Webinar: An Integrated Approach to Bluetongue BTV-3
Webinar Price - Free
Free webinar with veterinary surgeon Chris Aukland for farmers worried about the current outbreak of bluetongue (BTV-3). This webinar covers the full range of management and treatment options available – official, conventional and complementary, so that farmers can make informed decisions around the best integrated approach.
Bluetongue - Understanding Your Options
This free, veterinary-led, webinar will take a practical, balanced look at bluetongue and the different approaches farmers can consider when developing a farm-specific plan.
Our three priorities are simple:
- Reduce the risk of disease developing
- Minimise suffering and livestock losses
- Protect the viability of the farm business
Looking at the whole picture
Bluetongue is a complex disease involving both the Culicoides biting midge, which acts as the vector, and the bluetongue virus itself. The health, nutrition, environment and general resilience of the animals may also influence how well a flock or herd copes with disease challenges.
Rather than concentrating solely on treating animals once they become ill, the webinar explores a whole-farm approach, with prevention and early action at its heart.
This webinar covers:
Understanding bluetongue
How the disease is transmitted, how it develops and the factors that may influence risk.
Veterinary and regulatory options
Current veterinary approaches, including vaccination, recognising clinical signs, the requirements surrounding this notifiable disease at the time of recording, and when veterinary or statutory action is needed.
Husbandry and resilience
Practical management considerations that can support livestock health, together with measures specifically relevant to reducing bluetongue and midge-related risks.
Complementary approaches
We will also discuss the use of complementary approaches within Whole Health Agriculture, including homeopathy and herbs. This will include the rationale behind approaches aimed at prevention, early intervention and supporting clinically affected animals.
We will distinguish between established veterinary measures and complementary approaches where evidence is limited or still developing, enabling farmers to make informed decisions with their veterinary advisers.
The aim:
This webinar isn’t about presenting a single answer to bluetongue.
It is about helping farmers to:
- understand the disease
- understand and evaluate all available options
- make the best informed decisions for their own livestock and farming system
What Does it Cost?
This is a free webinar.
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