St Boniface Veterinary Clinic of Exeter Road, Crediton has supported local families and their pets for more than six decades.  

Since 2001 St Boniface Vets has grown from a two-vet mixed practice to a 13-strong veterinary team; offering dedicated small animal, equine and large animal services.

Despite this expansion it remains a family-run business committed to providing the best in veterinary care.

Devon County Show marks the start of the show season in the South West and St Boniface Veterinary Clinic of Crediton will, for the first year, be the show’s honorary vets.

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"

IMPORTANT UPDATE RE NEMATODIRUS

A peak of hatching is expected this week,  Soil temperatures have increased and our area is expected to turn red in the next 7-14 days -  you need to think about taking action.

Please click the link to view the Nematodirus map 

If you would like to discuss parasite control, please call and speak to one of our vets 01363 772860 or email.

ST BONIFACE Vets in Crediton has expanded and Wolfgar Vets of Cheriton Bishop and Tedburn St Mary is now part of the practice.

Everyone at St Boniface Vets is delighted to welcome new staff to the team and are looking forward to getting to know new clients and their animals.

As many of you will know England is lagging behind the rest of Europe including Scotland and Ireland in eradicating/controlling BVD. The BVD free campaign is an industry wide campaign to reduce the level of BVD in the English cattle herd.

Since BVD can cause:

• Increased calf scour
• Increased pneumonia
• Ill thrift

It's impact for anyone rearing calves or stores can be very significant.

Although it may seem that you have no control over buying in BVD infected calves that's not the case.

As many of you will know England is lagging behind the rest of Europe including Scotland and Ireland in eradicating/controlling BVD.

Since BVD can cause:

• Ill Thrift
• Reduced Fertility
• Abortions
• Sub fertility in Bulls
• Scour and Pneumonia in calves

It's impact on farm can be very significant.

The BVD free campaign is an industry wide campaign to reduce the level of BVD in the English cattle herd.

Heat Detection

Getting cows in calf as quickly as possible is of great importance on a dairy farm. Conception rates are not easy to improve, but heat detection rate is. Good heat detection programmes can have a major impact on overall herd reproductive performance. While it seems obvious that cows not detected in heat will not get served and thus not get pregnant, accurate heat detection is important too, so that cows get inseminated at the right time.