Stirling: Johne's management - Profit through prevention

Join us for a farm walk and talk, designed for your whole farm team which will equip you with the tools, knowledge, and confidence to take the next step in Johne's disease control.

As the industry moves into a new phase of Johne's disease management, testing requirements are changing and disease management protocols are progressing. Any steps taken to tackle Johne's have a cascade impact in control of other diseases in your herd too, so attending is highly recommended even if you don’t consider Johne's a challenge to your herd.

Whether you have an existing plan, or are struggling to know where to start, these events will offer practical guidance, share real-farm experience and give you expert advice to help refine your Johne's plan, reduce disease prevalence and improve overall herd health.

What to expect

You’ll hear directly from the host farm Dairy herd manager, Leanne Bertram, about her positive approach to managing Johnes within the herd and the protocols she has in place on farm.

Alana Johnston from Forth Valley Vets, Ali Haggerty from Stewartry Vets and Jemma Reed from SRUC will share their experience managing Johne's – whether that's maintaining a low-risk herd or tackling current challenges.

There will be interactive stations looking at the importance of colostrum hygiene and critical control points as well as the calving line management all with respect to Johnes control.

The meeting will cover:

• Making the most of milk recording data
• Johne's control through better calf hygiene
• Managing cows during calving according to their infection status
• Critical Biosecurity principles: biocontainment and bioexclusion
• Fine tuning your team approach to on-farm behaviour change

If you're ready to go further in your Johne's control journey, this is a great opportunity to build on what you’ve learned and learn from other proactive farmers.