A desire to improve animal health drove the Gilbert family to radically change their farming system. Before 2018, the family kept a mix of breeds – Limousin-cross, Salers-cross, Blue-cross and Simmental-cross – with everything mated to Charolais and Limousin bulls. However, when they started testing for Johne’s and bovine viral diarrhoea (BVD), it led them […]
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