Some of the activities carried out be the large animal section are described here:
Cattle
All vets are members of the British Cattle Veterinary Association.
This work is very varied but
includes, as the main routine dairy work, regular fertility visits.
Two ultrasound scanners for PDs
and general fertility examinations are available.
Advice available on all aspects of preventative medicine including formation of Farm Assurance Health Plans. Vaccination programme strategy and booster reminders sent out.
Mastitis investigations involving culture of milk samples and antibiotic sentests are routine procedures.
Newsletters send out on a regular basis.
Sheep
Fertility advice including synchronised breeding programmes.
General health programmes including vaccination and worming.
MV / CAE Accreditation schemes.
Scrapie Genotyping.
Horses
Vaccination programmes - booster reminder service.
Worming programmes.
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In-house practice laboratory, under veterinary supervision with a qualified laboratory technician, carries out a variety of work for all sections of the practice and for large animal work this includes:
MASTITIS INVESTIGATIONS
PARASITOLOGY
Bacteria isolation and Faecal counts and
antibiotic sensitivity Skin Scrapings
BACTERIOLOGY BLOOD BIOCHEMISTRY/ HAEMATOLOGY
Salmonella investigations Metabolic profiles
The practice laboratory also uses the VetTest dry chemistry analyser offering rapid blood sample results from problem metabolic cases.
