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Stay informed with our topical articles, all written by our farm vets.Sam’s trip to a bovine transfer unit in Canada
This month Oakhill Farm Vet Sam travelled across the Atlantic to Alberta, Canada to visit a bovine embryo transfer unit. Sam had an interesting insight into the bovine industry there… [checklist icon=”fa-arrow-circle-right” iconcolor=”#39aa87″ circle=”yes”] The main industries in Alberta are oil and beef. Alberta has the second largest total farm area in Canada. Alberta’s feeder […]
Mike’s trip to Barcelona dairy farms
“I was lucky enough to be invited on a HIPRA trip to Spain recently to look at their vaccine manufacturing facility near Barcelona. As part of the trip, we also visited one of the local dairy farms and had an interesting insight into dairying in this part of Spain.” Catalonia is situated in the north-west of Spain and is […]
Our thoughts on Calving Gates
As more clients are installing calving gates on their farms we thought it might be useful to share our thoughts on them…. QUICK-RELEASE YOKE – a yoke allows one person to safely and quickly calve a cow but it is vital it is a quick release design as a cow will choke to death within minutes if she becomes […]
Mobility Scoring
Early identification and prompt treatment is one of the cornerstones of lameness control within the Healthy Feet Programme. Numerous studies have confirmed the benefits of early treatment and we would all accept that treating a lame cow sooner rather than later can only be a good thing. However, treatment of these early onset cases of lameness is often delayed as other cows get […]
FREE TESTING for watery mouth
FREE TESTING for watery mouth Watery mouth is an ecoli infection of lambs that is often fatal. During March 2019 APHA are offering FREE TESTING for watery mouth. If you have lambs that have succumbed to this condition, please call the practice on 01772 861300 so we can arrange obtaining a sample for testing.
Sheep – The Big Five diseases
The Big Five Diseases in Sheep Maedi Visna Maedi Visna is a wasting disease causing chronic pneumonia. It is caused by a highly contagious virus. Most sheep are infected as lambs via colostrum or aerosol, however generally do not show signs until they are 4 years old. The main signs are: [checklist icon=”fa-arrow-circle-right” iconcolor=”#39aa87″ circle=”yes”] Thin ewes/wasting […]