Peace of mind, thrive and success are words used by dairy farmer Andrew Hegarty after his recent experience using new crypto vaccine, Bovilis Cryptium in his herd.
Andrew runs a year-round dairy calving operation in Ballymoney, north Co. Antrim.
Andrew, who has a 350 strong dairy herd on a 500ac holding (380ac of grassland and 120ac of cereals), has been using the new vaccine from MSD Animal Health since its recent introduction to the market.
Andrew said: “My vet, Adam Conn (Riada Veterinary, Ballymoney) had recommended it to me and it’s worked very well.
“Prior to that, I’d been using an oral drench to prevent cryptosporidiosis becoming a problem for us – and thankfully we haven’t had any cases over the past few years.
“However, I’ve been trying to ensure that we could…