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Last chance to claim for the Animal Health & Welfare Pathway
The funding for the Animal Health and Welfare Pathway comes to an end in June 2027, but there is still time to claim for a Health Plan AND follow-up testing! For beef cattle this means: £647 for health plan + BVD check test £954 (PI hunt) or £258 for follow-up BVD testing For sheep this […]
Annual Red Tractor Health Plans
We will now be encouraging Red Tractor Health Plans to be carried out annually. Paperwork will be emailed out to you in advance of your review date, and prompt return of your health plan data within 2 weeks will result in a 10% discount on fees! This will help to ensure that your farm is […]
Anaemia in Camelids
Anaemia Anaemia is a common clinical presentation in alpacas. Anaemia can be assessed by checking eye membrane colour regularly. We would recommend checking eye colour at least monthly, but with increased frequence during high-risk periods. The most common cause of Anaemia in camelids is Haemonchus (barber pole worm) but this isn’t the only cause. Haemonchus […]
Worm Egg Count Machine: UPDATE!
We have officially named our new Ovacyte machine: Scooby Poo! Thank you to everyone who came to our Christmas Market event and took part in the naming competition. Scooby Poo is used regularly for worm egg counts and can provide highly sensitive detection of eggs in faecal samples. Last year we offered farms their 10th […]
Are you EID ready?
Electronic identification (EID) ear tags become compulsory for all calves born from January 2027. The tags, which contain a microchip which stores a unique 15-digit animal identification number, can be read from up to 1m away, in the dark or when dirty via an EID reader. The scheme is designed to help improve biosecurity by […]
Spring Toolkits
Off the back of our Spring Toolkit Meeting at the end of January, Towcester Farm Vets have put together NEW calving and lambing kits. These kits are available to purchase from us for only £145 (ex VAT). This is more than a 15% discount! Our Calving Kits contain: 1 x NoBacz Navel, 1 x 10ml […]
Lambing Club
Following its continued success, we will be running our Lambing Club scheme again this year. Our Lambing Club involves an annual subscription fee which gives you access to discounted rates for both lambings and caesareans. For an initial cost of £200 we will conduct a lambing for just £30 and a caesarean for £75 including […]
Responsible Use of Medicine Course
It is a Red Tractor requirement to attend a Responsible Use of Medicines Course, but it is also beneficial for anyone administering medicines to animals. The current cost is £50 per person. Everyone is welcome, even if you have attended the course previously but would like a refresher! We will cover: When medicines should be […]
Orf! No!
Orf is caused by a virus meaning antibiotics will not help in its treatment. Sometimes secondary infections may require treatment, but the use of antibiotics could be reduced by using a topical gel barrier. NoBacz have produced a gel called Ambugreen which forms a barrier over the site where it is applied. The product starts […]
Why check the suck reflex?
Hopefully you are all convinced that good colostrum intake gives all newborns the best start. A Canadian study focusing on suckler farms has provided interesting data on a very simple on farm check that can predict calves at risk of poor colostrum intakes. The study showed that checking the suck reflex at birth was a […]
