IN BRIEF

22 March 2002

IN BRIEF

&#8226 MILK producers are being offered free bulk milk tests by Bayer Animal Health to identify whether herds have infectious bovine rhinotracheitis (IBR) to help with disease control plans and investigate incidence. Bayer says that sample bottles are available from vets and it advises taking two samples, one from the whole herd and one from first lactation animals only. It suggests stripping and mixing milk from milking heifers in a jam jar to collect a suitable sample.