Farm News & Advice
Read on for a host of news and advice on farm animal health conditions, preventative care, updated government legislation, and more.
In the stories below you’ll also find seasonal tips & information on how to keep your animals healthy. If you’d like us to email you whenever we update the news then simply…
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Red Tractor Standards Update
Red Tractor introduced a number of changes in November 2021 for Beef and Lamb standards which we would like to make our clients aware of.
Towcester Farm Vets winter meetings
You’re invited to attend the three winter meetings we’ll be hosting this season. Our meetings are designed to inform and be social.
Maximise space and minimise feed costs this Winter
As we approach the season for housing your cattle, it’s a good time to consider how to maximise space and manage feed costs over the Winter.
Using eye colour scoring to assess for anaemia in alpacas
A complementary check to regular body condition scoring your alpacas is to check the mucous membrane colour of the animals.
Body condition scoring alpacas
Body condition scoring is the means we use to assess & describe the body condition of alpacas through the use of a ten-point scale.
Why now is a good time for camelid worm egg counts
Autumn is a good time to perform a faecal screen for your camelid herd. With the wet summer, we have seen a number of Haemonchus cases recently so it may be sensible to consider screening a little earlier this year.
A warm welcome to Sarah Kinton, our new farm vet
We’d like to extend a very warm welcome to Sarah Kinton MRCVS, who joined Towcester Farm Vets at the beginning of September.
Spotting & avoiding heat stress in cows in Towcester
Learn how to predict & avoid the symptoms of heat stress in your dairy herd with this article written by our farm vets.
Failure of Passive Transfer (FPT) in camelids
Crias are born with no antibodies, making them extremely susceptible to infection. Young camelids get important antibodies from the colostrum of their dam so ensuring they get their first drink is really important.
Rule Changes for herds that are tested for Johne’s
Our farm vet team want clients, whose herds are tested for Johne’s, as part of their CHECS health scheme, to be aware that there are some rule changes being brought in this Autumn.
