Across Europe and the UK, bluetongue is once again raising serious concerns for livestock farmers.
Stricken animals
Uncertainty about spread
Questions about what can realistically be done to protect livestock
Official guidance focuses on identifying symptoms and reporting suspected cases. Monitoring and control remain essential parts of managing the disease but many farmers are asking what can be done to boost resilience and support animals through outbreaks?
This is exactly what this session explores.
Trying to understand what bluetongue actually is and how it spreads between animals
Feeling uncertain about what practical steps can be taken before an outbreak reaches your area
Wondering how to support animals if cases appear nearby
Looking for approaches that strengthen animal resilience rather than relying solely on reactive intervention
Many farmers are also beginning to explore wider options for prevention and support beyond what conventional approaches can offer.
A two-hour live webinar bringing together experienced veterinary surgeons to discuss bluetongue from both a conventional and whole health perspective.
This is a collaboration between practitioners who have worked directly with livestock health challenges in the field, one of whom has already dealt with bluetongue outbreaks in Europe.
During this session they will explore how the disease operates, what farmers should be watching for, and how whole health approaches can help reduce vulnerability and increase resilience.
Before any prevention strategy can work, the disease itself needs to be understood.
This section explores the virus, its transmission, and the conditions that allow it to spread.
How bluetongue spreads
The lifecycle of the disease and what increases risk
Early warning signs farmers should be watching for in cattle and sheep
Symptoms and pathology
Disease pressure does not affect every animal equally.
Whole health systems focus on strengthening vitality so livestock are better able to cope with challenges.
Practical steps to support resilience
Management approaches that reduce stress and susceptibility
How preventative thinking changes livestock health planning
You will learn where prevention easily fits within everyday management decisions.
One of the speakers, Dr Liesbeth Ellinger, has already worked through bluetongue outbreaks with farmers in the Netherlands.
This discussion explores what was done in practice.
The approach used by a veterinary surgeon during recent outbreaks
Which homeopathic remedies were used
What can be learned from past outbreaks
You will gain insight into how to respond to disease symptoms alongside your routine veterinary treatment.
NB Bluetongue is a notifiable disease and must be reported.
This webinar is designed for:
Livestock farmers managing cattle, sheep, or mixed ruminant systems
Farmers interested in preventative health approaches
Farmers exploring ways to reduce reliance on synthetic inputs and reactive treatment
Anyone wanting to better understand bluetongue and how it affects livestock systems
Two-hour veterinary discussion and Q&A
Practical insights from vets working directly with livestock health
Case experience from recent European bluetongue outbreaks
Downloadable session notes
Lifetime access
Chris Aukland (UK)
Chris is a veterinary surgeon with decades of experience working with livestock health and natural medicine approaches. He teaches widely on preventative veterinary strategies and whole health farming systems.
Liesbeth Ellinger (Netherlands)
Liesbeth is a veterinary surgeon who has worked directly with farmers during recent bluetongue outbreaks in Europe. Her work focuses on practical farm-based approaches to strengthening animal health and resilience.
£25
This includes:
Full recording with lifetime access
Slide deck
Zoom chat file