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Member Practices
608 Farm and Equine Veterinary Surgeons
Allen and Partners
Alnorthumbria Veterinary Group
Ardene House Veterinary Practice
Armour Veterinary Centre
Belmont Veterinary Centre
Bishopton Veterinary Group
Cain Veterinary Centre
Calweton Veterinary Group
Capontree Veterinary Centre
Castle Veterinary Surgeons
Chapelfield Veterinary Partnership
Cliffe Veterinary Group
Clyde Veterinary Group
Drove Veterinary Hospital
Endell Veterinary Group
Farm First Veterinary Services
Fenwold Veterinary Centre
Friars Moor Veterinary Clinic
Glenthorne Veterinary Group
Hook Norton Veterinary Group
Kingsway Veterinary Group
Lambert, Leonard & May
Larkmead Veterinary Group
Macpherson O’Sullivan Ltd
Millcroft Veterinary Group
Minster Veterinary Practice
Northvet Veterinary Group
Paragon Veterinary Group
Parklands Veterinary Group
PAWS Veterinary Health Centre
Penbode Veterinary Group
Rosevean Veterinary Practice
Rutland Veterinary Centre
Scarsdale Veterinary Group
Scott Mitchell Associates
Shepton Veterinary Group
St Boniface Veterinary Clinic
Synergy Farm Health
Thrums Veterinary Group
Tyndale Vets Ltd
Wensum Valley Veterinary Surgeons
Westmorland Veterinary Group
Willows Veterinary Group
Wright & Morten
XLVets
is a novel and exciting initiative
conceived from within the veterinary profession.
We are all independently owned, progressive
veterinary practices located throughout the
United Kingdom committed to working together
for the benefit of our clients.
WINTER EDITION
C O N T E N T S
Livestock Matters
is published by:
XLVet UK Ltd, Carlisle House
Townhead Road, Dalston
Carlisle CA5 7JF
Tel: (01228) 711788
*This publication is supplied free of charge to
farm clients of XLVets member practices.
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without prior permission of the publisher.
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contributors. No responsibility can be accepted
for opinions expressed by contributors, or claims
made by advertisers within this publication.
CONTENTS
ANIMAL HEALTH
09
Grassroots Pneumonia. The story so far:
Miranda Josephson from Calweton
Veterinary Group explains how the new
Grassroots Pneumonia Campaign aims
to change how we approach the
control of calf pneumonia.
13
The Fresh Cow:
Steve Borsberry, 608 Farm and Equine
Veterinary Surgeons discusses how
peri-parturient disease can have a huge
effect on the longevity of a cow.
15
Ewe Nutrition for Lambing:
Tim O’Sullivan, MacPherson O’Sullivan
looks at the importance of ewe nutrition
for successful lambing.
REPORTS
07
Arla Foods Milk Partnership’s Farmer
of the Year 2011:
John Cammack, Glenthorne Veterinary
Group reports on how attention to cow
welfare and herd performance has led
to farmer Adam Ball winning the Arla
Foods Milk Partnership’s Farmer of
the Year 2011.
FERTILITY FEATURE
Derbyshire dairy farmer Michael Oulton is
keeping herd fertility in very good order thanks
to regular fertility visits by his vet Chris Parker of
Scarsdale Veterinary Hospital.
05
23
Regular veterinary visits keep
(more than just) fertility on track...
INDUSTRY FEATURE
Keith Cutler from Endell Veterinary Group
explains the importance of knowing the Johne’s
disease status of your dairy or beef herd.
Is Johne’s Disease in your herd...
THE ED I TOR
Welcome to the
‘Winter’
issue of Livestock Matters...
In this issue we focus on fertility as part
of the Grassroots fertility promotional
programme that XLVet member practices
are currently undertaking. The importance
of fertility cannot be underestimated; whether
a large or small herd, we see that farmers
incorporating routine fertility visits as part
of their herd management are reaping
the benefits.
Heat detection is also a crucial part of
maintaining good fertility within a herd and
this issue's pull-out and keep guide provides
practical tips and advice for improving heat
detection on-farm.
We also have updates on Johne's and
managing the 'fresh' cow from two XLVet
member practices and take a look at the
work of Calweton Veterinary Group on
preventative measures they are implementing
on-farm to combat potential pneumonia
problems this winter.
If you require further advice on any of the
health issues featured in this magazine please
do not hesitate to contact your XLVets practice.
We hope you enjoy this issue of
‘Livestock Matters’.
Joanne Dodgson
XLVets
TRAINING
17
FarmSkills. The Next Steps:
We report on three recent FarmSkills
workshops that have had local impact.
Pull-Out Guide:
Heat Detection
20
Heifer Calf Rearer of the Year Award:
Rose Jackson, Scarsdale Veterinary Group
tells the success story of dairy farmers
Richard and Val Wedd, winners of the
Heifer Calf Rearer of the Year Award.