Large Animal Services

We are particularly interested in helping our clients maximise their profit through optimal animal health and production programmes.

Our staff provide veterinary care and advice on cattle, deer, sheep, goats and horses. Our unbiased expert advice is helpful when considering purchases which directly affect animal health and production.

Calf Disbudding

We currently have technicians available in your area for calf disbudding. If you are interested in this service please visit our Calf Disbudding page or contact us.

Competitive Merchandising

We stock a comprehensive range of quality animal health products and equipment at all of our clinics. All our staff give unbiased advice on choice and effectiveness of our products. A merchandising officer can handle all queries regarding purchasing and delivery of bulk items such as bloat remedies, magnesium, zinc, worm treatments etc. We have very competitive pricing, free delivery and very flexible payment options.

Educational Work

A highly regarded monthly newsletter is available to all clients. Veterinarians attend Discussion Groups when work loads allow. Small group tutorials on Lame Cows, Spring First Aid and Mastitis are offered on a regular basis - check our blog for when the next one is due. Larger seminars are also organised as suitable topics arise.

Farm Management information is also available.

Equipment Hire

We hire or loan out the following:

• Electronic stock weighing scales
• Metricheckers
• Hiplifters and slings
• Dehorning equipment
• Bolus guns and applicators
• Pitfits and planks
• Wrangler

Preventative Services and Advice

Mastitis - some of our staff have specialised in and can provide advice for solving cell count, mastitis and grading problems.

Trace Elements - blood testing, liver sampling, pasture and feed testing are available. Several trials have been done over the years so that we have a good handle on local conditions and levels.

Nutrition - feed testing for quality and minerals. Blood sampling to asssess mineral status and formulate supplementation programmes. Farm walks and condition scoring are also done. Pasture samples are taken routinely and analysed for quality.

Facial Eczema - weekly spore counts are taken from a number of sites throughout our practice to give you an idea of the risk of facial eczema. These results will be available on the Spore Counts page immediately after sampling and an email alert system is also available.

Production Animal Medicine

We provide a comprehensive veterinary service to individual animals - sick, lame, obstetrics and metabolic problems. Surgical care such as fracture repair, gut surgery, caesarians, lump removal and teat stitching. We have competitive fees with no mileage component and a low after hours charge.

Reproduction Management

We can arrange programmes to suit your needs ranging from synchronising of heifers and cows to solving non-cycling and fertility problems.

Whole Herd Pregnancy Testing - either ultrasound or manually. We also provide all the planks and supports for both rotary and herringbone sheds. Lepto vaccinations can be done at the same time and can often be done during milking time.

Bull Soundness Examinations are also available.

Trial Work

We have undertaken several trials over the years, especially those related to Trace Elements:

• 1980-81 Calf growth responses to selenium, copper
• 1982 Cobalt - milk production and reproduction
• 1983-84 Iodine responses
• 1986-88 Selenium milk production and reproduction
• 1990 Agrimin multimineral bolus trial
• 1990-91 Mineral Monitoring trial
• 1991-92 Selenium and copper reponses
• 1992-93 Vitamin B12 responses
• 1999-00 Facial Eczema effects trial

Some of these trials are available for you to read on our Research page.

Vaccination Programmes

We have a 99.6% lepto vaccination rate amongst our clients and this is partly due to our very efficiently organised vaccination programmes. We also offer anthelmintic and vitamin B12 injections at the same time as calf vaccinations. Our in-house monitoring systems mean that your stock are vaccinated on time, every time, no matter what vaccines you require.