Farm

Sylvie McElligott

Sylvie moved to Crediton in 1976, after qualifying as a Veterinary Surgeon in 1970.  He became Partner of the clinic in 1982; working together with Mr Reakes. 

Following a period of 8 years, Sylvie bought the practice, until Tony became the owner in 2007.  Originally he was involved in large and small animal work, but now concentrates on the Farm and Equine side of the practice on a part-time basis.

Before becoming a veterinary surgeon Sylvie was a pilot in the Irish Army Corps.

Tony Kemmish

Tony Kemmish essentially lives and breathes cows.  Principal of an expanding mid Devon mixed practice he spends his life immersed in the day to day intricacies of dairy farming.  He qualified from Glasgow Vet School in 2002 and headed home to the West Country and St Boniface Vets.  After 5 years as an assistant he took over the practice in 2007. 

Farmer Training

At St Boniface we are committed to providing knowledge transfer and training services to allow farmers to benefit from the latest ideas to improve animal heath and profitability.

FarmSkills Courses are run for small groups to give you every chance to ask questions and get involved. We aim for highly practical sessions with the emphasis on what you want to know. All the vets delivering farm skills training have completed a “Train the Trainer” course so you can be sure of high quality and fun teaching.  For a full list of training dates, please see below.

In House Lab

In House Biochemistry and Haematology machines allow rapid turnaround of basic blood samples, this is mostly used for downer cows to assess calcium, magnesium and phosphorus status as well as liver enzymes in cases of ketosis and fatty liver.

Milk samples from mastitis and high cell count cows can be cultured in house allowing identification of pathogens within 48 hrs of a sample being dropped in to direct treatment and control measures.

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