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We can certainly help answer those questions and work on solutions to any problems.
Quantity and time is also critical in colostrum management, aim for 4 litres in the first 3 hours.
Colostrum is the first step on the road to successful calf...
The costliest problem in young stock rearing will be pneumonia on almost all farms, so many factors come into play.
Success factors with housing are simple yet can be difficult to achieve!
Detailed below, are our 4 key points to consider when reviewing calf housing.
Young stock represent everything about the future of your herd and with the milk price set to head in the opposite direction to the temperature gauge now has never been a better time to focus on healthy heifer production.
Successful calf rearing is not just about health, though this is a key factor, take a look at our checklist for healthy calf rearing - see whether you can answer all of the questions positively.
Identifying small changes in your horse makes a big difference to early detection of potential problems or disease, and allows you to ensure you can keep your horse as healthy as possible.
Download your Horse health checklist straight from our website.
Cats in general prefer not to fight. Instead they use visual and audible communication to avoid physical confrontations and adapt to living in a group through the development of social structures.
Sharing a home can be difficult for cats and can result in stress-related behaviours (such as urine marking) and/or inter-cat aggression. Physical restrictions on...
This type of surgery offers a minimally invasive technique for spaying bitches and for collecting samples from internal organs. It can also be used to locate undescended testicles.
It greatly reduces post operative discomfort and a quicker return to exercise. It is extremely popular with both our own clients and those from the surrounding area
We've had great feedback regarding this...
Emily graduated in 2009 from the University of Bristol.
Her main interests are all things small animal, with a particular focus on canine and feline surgery.
Emily was also in the Officer Training Corps at university and continued this passion after graduating; she is now a...
Nutrition plays a vital part in the growth and development of our dogs and cats; from puppies and kittens, all the way through to adult life and into their senior years.
Furthermore, diets can be tailored to certain medical conditions in order to support medical treatments and sometimes even minimise their use.
In our younger pets, it is important they are receiving plenty of good quality protein in order to develop healthy muscles as they grow. The use of...
Did you know your cows are made of a lot of metal?
Over a dozen metals are used by the body, for example Iron is a crucial component of blood allowing oxygen to be carried around the body.
A lot of the other metals involved in metabolism we will have heard of like Copper, Zinc and Selenium. Perhaps you won’t have heard of some of the ones needed in tiny quantities like Nickel, Boron and Chromium. Most unlikely of all...
To all sheep farmers - there have been 2 outbreaks of Haemoncus in Dorset and one in the Cotswolds in the last week, all presented as dead sheep (ewes or lambs) and all on farms that had never had a case before.
This worm (also known as the barbers-pole worm) causes anaemia because it sucks blood from the gut lining, so when you are handling sheep check the mucus membranes, particularly around the eye, to make sure they aren't pale.
Unfortunately this is the only worm that...
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