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Paul Redmond, chairman of Prime Health Vets.

Farmers are urged to come along to a seminar being hosted by Prime Health Vets in support of CellCheck, the national mastitis control programme, at Cork Mart on Thursday next, 10th October.

Titled ‘To cull, or to treat?’, the seminar will have as its main speaker, Finola McCoy who is national director of the CellCheck programme, run by Animal Health Ireland. Ms McCoy will speak about what farmers need to do before drying off cows and will also explain how to choose which cows to keep and which cows to cull etc.

Ríona Sayers, a researcher with Teagasc based at Moorepark, will also speak at the seminar on practical dosing of cows at drying off and dosing young stock at housing.

Paul Redmond, chairman of Prime Health Vets says there is a growing interest among famers for more knowledge on how to improve herd management.

"The future change in milk quotas is on farmers’ minds and they know that if they want to expand, they have to cut down health risks, including mastitis. We support the CellCheck programme and are keen to play our part in sharing knowledge and best practice with farmer clients.”

Tickets for the seminar are €10 with all proceeds for Pieta House’s rural suicide intervention campaign. Tickets locally are available from Blackwater Veterinary Clinic, Mallow (022-22340), Cashman & O'Driscoll, Riverstown Cross, Glanmire (021-4821243), Duntahane Veterinary Clinic, Fermoy (025-33060), O’Brien & Noonan, Fermoy (025-31870) and The Veterinary Centre, 15 Beechers Street, Mallow (022-21258).

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