Farm News & Advice
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TBAS – the TB ADVISORY SERVICE – is back!
We are delighted to confirm that the TB Advisory Service is back in action with a new round of funding for on farm advice visits.
Limited supplies of Spectam this year
As many of you will be aware from the farming press, there is a limited supply of Spectam available this year. This is the only licensed product available for the prevention of watery mouth in lambs.
Worming (or not!) ewes at lambing
Traditionally, most flocks have wormed ewes at lambing. This practice is designed to combat the drop in immunity to worms that ewes experience from around 2 weeks before lambing to 6 weeks afterwards.
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.
