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FARM CLIENTS!
You'll be pleased to hear that we are running another of our very popular Mastering Medicines course! This one will be aimed at beef and sheep farmers.
It will take place on Thursday 23rd May from 10:30-15:00 at the practice.
The course will cover:
- Different medicines used on farm - antibiotics, anti-inflammatory, vaccines etc. what they do and when...
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Check out our Christmas and New Year opening times for the Crediton and Tedburn practices!
If you think you may run out of food or prescription medication over the festive break, please ensure you request it before Thursday 18th December
Tony Kemmish, St Boniface Veterinary Clinic
As reported in the last issue of Livestock Matters, St Boniface vet Tony Kemmish has won the award for Dairy Vet of the year in the 2018 CREAM Awards. Here, he outlines his GROW philosophy for working with dairy clients, and how for Devon farmer Richard Daw this has underpinned the continuous improvement in his herd’s health, performance and profitability.
GROW
Dairy farming clients of St Boniface Veterinary...
At St. Boniface Vets, many of our dairy herds are Autumn block calving and will shortly be considering their selective dry cow management. Therefore, we thought we’d share a few reminders as to why a selective approach is the best approach:
ANTIBIOTIC use within farming continues to be a topic with a lot of public and industry interest.
This has mainly been focussed on the use of antibiotics that have been classed as critically important due to their vital role in human medicine.
Meaning these are the only remaining treatments for critical human problems like severe infections in children.
Their use should be therefore limited to reduce the risk of antibiotic resistance developing to these...
We have a rare and exciting opportunity for the right candidate to join our friendly team as a Farm Coordinator at our modern, well equipped practice in Crediton.
The chosen candidate will be an experienced administrator with proven communication and organisational skills. The Farm Coordinator will be able to take on responsibility, show initiative and pay close attention to detail while being able to work under pressure. They will also have a strong work ethic, with a drive to...
Devon County Show marks the start of the show season in the South West and St Boniface Veterinary Clinic are looking forward to being honorary vets for the 4th year.
Tony Kemmish BSc BVMS GPcert(DCP) MRCVS Practice Principal says: "We are proud to be continuing the Wolfgar tradition, by providing veterinary surgeons to treat the magnificent livestock"
St Boniface Vets have been there, for the farming community in Devon for more than six decades. Since 2001 St Boniface Vets has...
EFFICIENT milk production is the economic driver in the dairy herd and the primary aim is to optimise milk production per cow per year.
Most dairy cows will drop in production by 0.3% per day after peak production. The birth of a calf is essential for the onset of lactation and evidence shows the better the calving interval is, the more milk the cow will produce.
The transition period (three weeks before to three weeks after calving), although short, is when most metabolic and...
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