Responsible Medicines Course

Our next ‘Responsible Medicines’ courses will be held at Oakhill Farm Vets, Langley Lane, Goosnargh, PR3 2JQ on the following dates… 

– Thursday 21st November 2019

– Wednesday 11th December 2019

All courses start at 12noon (lasting around 2 hours) and include a hot lunch, certificate and medicines use booklet.

£40 + vat per person

From October 2019 Red Tractor will require at least one person, who is responsible for administering medicines to have undertaken a medicine course and hold a certificate of competence/attendance.

During the course, run by Oakhill Farm Vets, we will cover….

• Why it’s important to know which medicines to use and why we use them.

• Different medicines available to us and when to use them.

• Correct administration.

• Worries about antibiotic resistance and how to use antibiotics correctly.

• Off licence use of medicines: withhold times.

• Red Tractor Assurance changes.

To book your place, please call our Farm Team on 01772 861300 or email farm@oakhill-vets.com

Farmer DIY Artificial Insemination Course

13th- 15th November 2019 + refresher day 18th December 2019

DIY AI can save you time and money by getting your cow inseminated at the right time without the stress of waiting for the technician.

Our DIY AI courses are delivered over four days: 85% of the course time is devoted to hands-on tuition, so that the dexterity skills required have adequate time to be mastered.

All aspects of AI are covered, including: anatomy & physiology, legislation, safe handling of Liquid Nitrogen & semen straws, thawing procedures and the practical AI technique.

Practising the skill is on live cows, on farm. This on-farm environment gives a very relaxed training atmosphere. Assessment of the technique is done by ultrasound examination (cows are inseminated with a viscous liquid which shows up on an ultrasound scanner).

The course consists of 4 days training in total: 13th – 15th November, plus a refresh training day on 18th December.

£430 + VAT per person

To book your place, please call our Farm Team on 01772 861300

To trim or not to trim?

Wednesday 27th November 2019

7.30pm

Longridge Cricket club, Chipping Lane, Longridge PR3 2NN

FREE SUPPER

Phil Alcock, Vet and Category 1 foot trimmer (Bishopton Farm Vets, Ripon) takes a fresh look at herd lameness control, trim timing and the latest on technique. Jane Coar (Vet Tech, Oakhill Farm Vets) looks at how mobility scoring data can be used to track individual and herd level lameness success.

To book your place, please call 01772 861300

ANNUAL COACH TRIP:
CAN TECHNOLOGY REDUCE DEPENDENCY ON STAFF?

Wednesday 22nd January 2020

Coach leaves Oakhill Farm Vets at 9am (Bacon butties on board!)

This years trip heads north to Robert Wallace (Craigley Farm, Castle Douglas) where he embraces new technology including ‘Cow Connect,’ a cloud based feed system on his 800 cow, high yielding herd. After a pub lunch, we take a look at how Michael and Bryan Yates (gold cup finalists) balance show winning genetics with commercial reality on their 220 strong herd.

To book your place, please call 01772 861300

INFECTIOUS DISEASE: KEEPING UP TO KEEP IT OUT

Wednesday 19th February 2020

11am

David Coulthurst. Edenfield Farm, Horns Lane, Goosnargh PR3 2NE

FREE LUNCH

Karen Bond (Johne’s Enthusiast and Vet) takes us through the NEW facts on Johne’s and how these, if harnessed correctly, could speed up Johne’s control on your farm. Colin Mason (Sainsburys Dairy Development Group and SAC Vet) talks Salmonella whilst Oakhill Farm Vets report on inhouse study results, practical findings from the BVD Stamp It Out programme and the increasing threat of Botulism.

To book your place, please call 01772 861300