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X LVETS NEWS
AUTUMN 2015 ISSUE
LIVESTOCK MATTERS
4
Charity Challenge
Over the summer XLVet member practices have been celebrating 10
years of working as a coherent and strategic group of independent
veterinary practices by attempting to travel ‘around the world’ together
using any means possible – as long as it doesn’t involve an engine.
Passing through the three regions in which XLVets operate: UK, Ireland
and New Zealand – the UK practices hope to complete a total of
23,605.63 miles
The aim of the charity challenge is to raise money for charities chosen
by the practices and for the chosen XLVets national charity, Send a
Cow. Send a Cow gives rural communities in Africa the hope and the
means to secure their own futures from the land by providing training,
livestock, seeds and support. These beneficiaries then pass on young
livestock, seeds or training to others.
Members have been using a wide range of methods to complete the
miles including walking, canoeing, sailing, cycling and one practice
had a member of staff paragliding his way to their miles total. Other
popular modes of transport have included horse riding, exercise bikes
in practice receptions and running. Many of the activities have been
completed in very stylish fancy dress.
In the space of just a few months, all
the practices have worked together
and have already far exceeded the
challenge - already clocking-up almost
35,000 miles and raising over
£30,000 so far for charity. We’ll have
an update on what the practices
got up to in the next issue of
Livestock Matters.
Our farm team aims to provide a local service
to farmers from each of our four main farm
animal locations in Barnstaple, Bideford,
Ilfracombe and South Molton. These teams
can call upon the expertise across the group
that only a larger practice can provide. Our
practice works with clients on a wide range
of units from large intensive high-input,
high-output, commercial dairy units, to small
pedigree sheep flocks and smallholders with a
range of stock.
The practice provides a number of training
courses tailored to client needs; such as
lambing courses, DIY AI and cattle foot
trimming. We are committed to working with
the farming community for the long term
good of the industry. As part of this we
continue to invest in our team, our equipment,
our communication as well as clinical
excellence in all the services we offer.
Torch Farm and Equine join XLVets
In July 2015 Torch Farm and Equine Ltd became a member of XLVets. We are looking forward to working
with a large team of like-minded practices who all share the same goal; aiming to provide the best possible
service to all our clients.
Torch Farm & Equine Ltd covers North Devon and Exmoor; the practice was formed in 2012 when the farm
and equine parts of two local long-established veterinary practices came together.
by
Nich Roper