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XLVets
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 Practice
Friars Moor Veterinary Clinic
Glenthorne Veterinary Group
Hook Norton Veterinary Group
Kingsway Veterinary Group
Lambert, Leonard & May
Larkmead Veterinary Group
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
Shropshire Farm Vets
St Boniface Veterinary Clinic
Synergy Farm Health
Thrums Veterinary Group
Tyndale Vets
Wensum Valley Veterinary Surgeons
Westmorland Veterinary Group
Willows Veterinary Group
Wright & Morten
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ANIMAL HEALTH
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BVD Control:
The second part of a two part series on
BVD looking at the proactive approach
that many XLVet member practices have
taken towards the eradication of BVD.
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Advice on late summer feeding for
dairy herds:
Matthew Pugh, Belmont Veterinary
Centre explains the importance of
monitoring your herd’s body condition
scores and to ensure a sufficient supply
of nutrients is available to avoid a fall
in dietary energy and protein levels.
REPORTS
11
Taking a strategic approach to fly
control - by tackling the source:
Ruth Buxton, Bishopton Veterinary Group
explains how flies are best controlled on
a farm.
FARMSKILLS TRAINING
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Environmental Mastitis Workshops
We report on the success of the mastitis
workshops, raising awareness of how
to manage mastitis on the dairy farm.
THE ED I TOR
Welcome to the
‘Summer’
issue of Livestock Matters...
In this issue we have the second part
of a two-part series on BVD which
takes a look at the proactive approach
several XLVet member practices have
taken towards the eradication of BVD
from their clients’ farms.
The article focuses on the practical
measures implemented on-farm and also
stresses the importance of the removal of
persistently infected (PI) animals from the
herd, for long-term control, and ultimately
eradication of the disease.
With summer upon us we also tackle the
issue of flies in this issue and look at
options to keep fly numbers down and
minimise the stress and disturbance they
can cause. We also have advice from
Matthew Pugh from Belmont on the
late-summer feeding of dairy cows to
ensure sufficient nutrient intake during
this period.
As TB remains in the headlines we also
look at practical measures that can be
taken by farmers to minimise the risk of
cattle becoming infected on-farm. We also
have the latest reports from our two
veterinary students; Mark is currently
undertaking an exchange programme in
the veterinary department of Helsinki
University and gives us an insight into
life in Finland.
We hope you enjoy this issue of
‘Livestock Matters’.
Joanne Dodgson
XLVets
INDUSTRY FEATURES
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Student Diaries:
We continue to follow veterinary students
Eva Kenny and Mark Challoner through a
year of their studies.
SUMMER FEATURE
Paul Rodgers, Allen & Partners Veterinary
Surgeons offers some advice to cattle farmers
on taking precautions against TB.
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Protecting your herd from bovine TB
(bTB) with biosecurity measures
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