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Armour Veterinary Group
Belmont Veterinary Centre
Bishopton Veterinary Group
Cain Veterinary Centre
Calweton Veterinary Group
Capontree Veterinary Centre
Chapelfield Veterinary Partnership
Cliffe Veterinary Group
Clyde Vets
Donald S McGregor & Partners
Drove Veterinary Hospital
Dunmuir Veterinary Group
Endell Veterinary Group
Farm First Veterinary Services
Fenton Vets
Fenwold Veterinary Practice
Friars Moor Veterinary Clinic
Glenthorne Veterinary Group
Hook Norton Veterinary Group
Kingsway Veterinary Group
Lambert, Leonard & May
Larkmead Veterinary Group
Midshire Veterinary Group
Millcroft Veterinary Group
Northvet Veterinary Group
Paragon Veterinary Group
Parklands Veterinary Group
Penbode Veterinary Group
ProStock Vets
Rosevean Veterinary Practice
Rutland Veterinary Centre
Scarsdale Veterinary Group
Scott Mitchell Associates
Severn Edge Veterinary Group
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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veterinary practices located throughout the
United Kingdom committed to working together
for the benefit of our clients.
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C O N T E N T S
Livestock Matters
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THE ED I TOR
Welcome to the
‘Autumn’
issue of Livestock Matters
With the recent turn in the weather we
now focus our attention to preparation for
housing for cattle and sheep husbandry
through the Autumn and Winter months
towards lambing.
In this issue we tackle pneumonia; looking
at management changes that can be made
to prevent disease rather than relying on
vaccination alone. We also take a look at
a dairy club set up by one XLVets practice,
Drove Veterinary Hospital, where farmers
come together to monitor and review
herd performance, using specific key
performance indicators and then how they
share experiences to look at how each has
made improvements over time. There's also
a Johne's monitoring scheme that farmers
can use to help develop a disease
management plan to help control Johne's
infection within the herd.
With sheep now in-lamb our attention turns
to reducing losses due to abortion. We
look at the common causes of abortion in
sheep and how these diseases can be kept
out of the flock.
We also have a round-up from the recent
events XLVets has attended and for those of
you coming along to AgriScot please do
come and visit the XLVets stand.
We hope you enjoy this issue.
Joanne Sharpe
XLVets
ANIMAL HEALTH
05
Some practical advice on spotting a
displaced abomasum:
Sotirios Karvountzis, Shepton Veterinary
Group explains a new technique to
resolve the issue of displaced abomasum,
resulting in faster recovery rates.
08
Could you be making more of your milk
records
?
And making more money
?
Kate Brodie, Drove Veterinary Hospital,
reports on the importance of vet practices
analysing and using milk recording data
for the benefit of their clients to help improve
production, efficiency and herd profitability.
17
Ovine abortion:
A report on the most common causes of
abortion in sheep.
INDUSTRY FEATURE
15
NEW XLVets farm animal post mortem
service:
We explain how farmers that have their
fallen stock collected by Redferns of
Flagg, and Brassingtons of Thorncliffe
have been benefiting from the new
XLVets post mortem service being offered.
21
Student Diaries:
Our third reports from veterinary students
Alice McLeish and Antonia Matthews.
FARMSKILLS TRAINING
19
FarmSkills:
Milking routines: The economics of getting
it right.
AUTUMN FEATURE
We have reports from two XLVets practices on
how attention to management, housing, and a
knowledge of which disease pathogens are
present on farm can help prevent pneumonia
in calves.
11
Strategies to prevent pneumonia
in calves:
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