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LIVESTOCK MATTERS
WORKING
TOGETHER
FOR A HEALTHIER FUTURE...
XLVets New Member Practices...
We are a rapidly expanding dedicated farm animal vet practice based in
Carmarthen surrounded by a large quantity of quality mainly dairy, beef and
sheep farms. We started trading on 7th March 2011, five of us having split
from a local practice.
We are a young team (early 30's to early
40's), are well qualified, experienced and
have lots of enthusiasm. At present we work
out of a couple of offices and a pharmacy
adjacent to the livestock market on the
outskirts of town. We are supported by four
receptionists (two full time equivalents).
We are committed to the future of our clients'
businesses and the health, production and
welfare of their livestock. Our aim is to
provide a high quality, cost effective and
proactive service.
The future of agriculture needs a healthy
industry, which needs healthy animals. We at
ProStock are fully committed to this and, as a
result, are extremely excited to join XLVets.
DS McGregor and Partners join XLVets on
1st September. The practice has two surgeries
based in towns 20 miles apart. Clinically,
the branches run fairly independently of one
another, but all the administration is done from
one site. Both surgeries were purpose built
within the last 20 years.
There are 11 full time vets plus two retired
part-timers that help out at various times. There
are currently six partners and the practice
employs another five vets, five registered VNs
and approximately 15 other staff.
The practice area covers the former Scottish
county of Caithness and the north coast
parishes of Sutherland, from surgeries based
in Wick and Thurso. The work is still very
mixed with 55% being farm work (beef cattle
and sheep), 35% small animal and 10%
equine. The farms are mainly family run units
averaging 80-100 breeding cows each.
On the small animal side the practice does
routine surgical procedures and some more
specialised orthopaedic work. Most lab
work is outsourced but they do have the
ability to run some tests locally.
The practice feels very strongly that it is part
of the local community, and as such, aims to
meet the needs of that community with the
services it offers. As part of that commitment
to the community they still do all their own
night and weekend work.
They are looking forward to establishing
contact with a range of other practices and
practitioners throughout the UK as part of their
membership of XLVets.
Donald S McGregor & Partners
Thurso & Wick