VET TECH SERVICES

Our highly skilled Vet Tech, works alongside our Farm Vet Team to offer a preventative approach to herd health. This cost effective service aims to provide peace of mind and maximise farm productivity.

SERVICES

CALF CLUB

The Vet Tech Calf Club is an effective way of covering all the basics when it comes to calf health and regular monitoring:

Welcome Pack
MSD calf health checklist including housing assessment
1-hour FREE vet consultation with calf health feedback
2 youngstock meetings/CPD a year
Weigh all calves aged 1-2 wks & 6-8 wks

Data analysis and reporting
FREE calf vaccine management
Mortality incidence recording
Discount on disbudding
Benchmarking against other farms
Blood sampling to test total proteins and colostrum management

DISBUDDING

Performed as young as one day old up to 5/6 weeks old, our disbudding package includes local anaesthetic and NSAID plus preweaning growth rate monitoring.
Our service provides assurance that the task is complete prior to stressful periods such as moving or weaning.

DATA INPUT

Our Vet Tech can help with inputting data required for the supermarket contracts – saving you valuable time.

ADULT VACCINATION & MANAGEMENT

Vaccination is a key tool when it comes to protecting your herd’s health.

Our Vet Tech service offers:

Administration of routine vaccinations and recording data such as batch number, expiry date against ear tag numbers.
Implementation of vaccine management plans

MOBILITY SCORING

Most supermarket contracts require mobility scoring to be done every 3 months.

Mobility scoring is a very useful tool for identifying and monitoring lameness in cows.

Benefits include:

Early detection of lameness = quicker treatment =quicker recovery = reduced costs
Increased awareness of herd foot health
Suitable for all heard health types and situations
Provides figures for benchmarking performance

GROWTH RATE MONITORING

Measuring growth rates provides useful information on how well your cattle are doing.

Minimise mortality
Reduce replacement costs
Quick and easy way to identify problems
Optimal growth rates
Heifers calving by 22-24 months, therefore become part of the milking herd sooner
Excellent fertility
Our Vet Tech can provide you with a detailed report.

BLOOD & FAECAL SAMPLING

Blood and faecal sampling are important tools when it comes to diagnosis.

Total proteins and colostrum management can be monitored
Calf scour investigations. Treatments differ depending on pathogens involved
Early diagnosis is vital to maximize recovery