Bill Mellor

Farm on the urban fringe. Pedigree Simmental cattle, the best breed in the world.Believe in getting on with a job not just talking about it. Chairman BVDFree

[John Royle @JDRoyle]

New support to tackle endemic diseases in cattle and sheep
https://t.co/JK743IWz8j

[Bill Mellor @HigherFarm]

It's usually the one you don't expect.

[Tom Bradshaw @ProagriLtd]

Look after yourselves - it’s always the simple jobs that we’ve done time and again!

[Adam Day FRAgS @lakesauctioneer]

@RichardHRBenyon @BenGoldsmith Your farmer baiting must stop. You have no perception of the difficulties the farming community, particularly in challenging rural areas, is trying to deal with

You're destroying trust in DEFRA,and increasing the polarity between farmers and conservationists.

[Haywood Farm Vets @HaywoodFarmVets]

Ever wondered what BVD looks like when a PI gets into a naive milking herd?

This is what we're left with 9 months later.

Every positive here is a brand new PI calf.

A heifer cohort decimated.

Biosecurity isn't just for herd health plans.

#teamdairy

[Bill Mellor @HigherFarm]

1 Simmentals Pedigree Breeding Bull https://t.co/Ql9NhP86I8

[British Simmental @britishsimms]

94% OF BULL BUYERS CONFIRM THEY WILL PURCHASE FURTHER SIMMENTAL BULLS
• 36% of buyers changed to #Simmental from a different breed of bull in previous five years
https://t.co/KliHeKVWd0

[Jon Sopel @jonsopel]

Really important from @JeremyClarkson

[The Cattle Information Service (CIS) @CISTelford]

The CIS laboratory tests for the BVD virus using ELISA technology.

Testing Options:
• Individual milk antibody ELISA
• Individual cow blood antigen ELISA
• Individual ear notch tissue ELISA
• Bulk milk antibody ELISA

https://t.co/TToq3bNfHo

[Verity Garrett @kentishfarmer]

Complete disgrace that in peak season after a bumper crop there was not a single pack of British apples on the shelves in Canterbury @asda. @NFUSouthEast .

[Bill Mellor @HigherFarm]

@adambedders The man that never made a mistake never made anything. The man that made many didn't make much either.🤔

[Bill Mellor @HigherFarm]

@tom_dracup @NFUtweets Good luck for the next chapter, you have been good to work with making progress on reducing bTB .

[The Meating Block @MeatmasterBW]

After years of collecting and importing top tier Genetics into the Country, I think it can now safely be said that Botswana can be counted amongst the world's top genetics producers. This here Tholo Holdings bull on Auction tomorrow is just but one example of what BW is producing

[The Cattle Information Service (CIS) @CISTelford]

Remeber to BVD test any calves attending the ABAB Calf Show

They either need to reside in a herd accredited free of BVD by a CHECS approved cattle health scheme or, have been tested individually on a blood or tissue sample for evidence of the BVD virus, with a negative result.

[National Farmers' Union @NFUtweets]

NFU Members | A message to livestock farmers from NFU livestock board vice chair David Barton.

Understanding your intentions can help us better inform decisions about the British livestock sector. You can access the survey through https://t.co/tm48cDFw0Z or NFU Online.

[David Hall @cherryclough]

@DefraGovUK Great to see the fund announced but why is it a postcode lottery? Nothing for farmers or rural communities in Greater Manchester, Liverpool, Warrington and majority of Lancashire LA areas. How is this fair @JanetHughes @DefraGovUK @NFUtweets

[The Cattle Information Service (CIS) @CISTelford]

All animals attending UK Dairy Day must be BVD Free. Check you have the relavant paper work for all cattle entered and contact CIS if you need any last minute testing done.

[The Cattle Information Service (CIS) @CISTelford]

All animals attending UK Dairy Day must be BVD Free. They must either reside in a herd accredited free of BVD or, be tested individually on a blood, milk, or tissue sample for evidence of the BVD virus, with a negative result. Contact CIS if you need any testing done

[Bill Mellor @HigherFarm]

@ACQuinney @ChiefVetUK @VictoriaPrentis We have just had a first short interval test in LRA. Skins and gamma bloods done at same time.